Market Trends at the Mid-Year Mark
by Jeremy Bryan, CFA, Gradient Investments LLC The first half of 2024 is now complete. The predominant investment theme of the year thus far has been the secular trend of…
Strength from the Largest Companies
Stocks rallied in May and ended the month near all-time highs for the S&P 500. The indexhas been buoyed by technology, communications, and consumer companies that are largeand have a…
Weight Loss Drugs and the Impact on Markets
Last year, artificial intelligence (AI) was a hot topic and captured the imagination of investors and the mainstream alike because of the broad implications and potential for dramatic change in…
Starting Off On The Right Foot
In January, we had mostly positive performance for stocks, while bond performance was slightly negative. From an economic perspective, there is an increasing belief that we can avoid a US…