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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Increased uncertainty around the economy and other market drivers has contributed to recent swings in market pricing. Favorable news regarding the US economy returning to pre-pandemic levels and strong corporate earnings helped to...

 

Friday, July 30, 2021

With half of 2021 now behind us, it is safe to say that economies around the world have improved. This worldwide economic resurgence was fueled by significant economic openings and a steady, although at times slow, distribution of the...

 

Saturday, May 1, 2021

In our last quarterly blog, we noted that, “the single most important driver to a successful new year with positive economic growth and growing corporate earnings is the timing and speed in which governments can overcome and...

 

Sunday, January 31, 2021

As 2020 mercifully ended, Covid-19 was inflicting a new deadly surge worldwide, economies were suffering the effects of new imposed lockdowns and American political theatrics was in full bloom. Despite all of this and more, the US...

 

Friday, October 30, 2020

One of the key driving factors for the improving economy and better asset prices is the tremendously accommodative monetary policy and to a certain extent fiscal policy. Major central banks have expanded their balance sheets and...

 

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

No one knows with any real certainty how much, or for how long, the Coronavirus will impact our lives and the world economy. With such uncertainty, many have expressed surprise that the equity markets have shown such resilient strength...

 

Monday, April 27, 2020

During this truly unprecedented time, the global coronavirus pandemic is affecting all aspects of our way of life. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone to remain safe and healthy. Financially, the first quarter of 2020 bought us...

 

Friday, March 20, 2020

US Treasury Department Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced March 20, 2020, that the 2019 income tax filing deadline will be moved to July 15, 2020, from April 15, 2020, because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Until the filing...

 

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Tellone Management Group – Market Update (March 13, 2020) Before discussing markets and financial news, we at Tellone Management Group want to encourage all our clients to stay safe and healthy. During this outbreak of COVID-19...

 

Monday, March 2, 2020

In every investor’s lifetime there are dozens, if not hundreds, of global events that test both an individual’s resolve and their confidence in the stock market’s resilience. The reaction to these events often...

 

Monday, January 27, 2020

What a difference a year makes, with U.S. equities ending the decade on a high note. Looking back on 2019, it seems we can divide the year into three phases. Phase 1 was recovery from the dramatic sentiment driven sell-off at the end...

 

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Confirmation of a shift in monetary policy direction from the Federal Reserve took place in the third quarter of 2019, as the Fed cut rates by 0.25% both in July and September. The move back to an easing stance and renewal of cheap...

 

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

As the first half of 2019 concluded on June 30, the economic expansion officially became the longest in US history. And still, over 10 years in, we see limited near-term risk of the usual catalysts that bring economic expansions to an...

 

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

As the longest and one of the strongest bull markets in history has officially turned 10 years old, it appears that reports of the economic expansion’s death appear to have been greatly exaggerated. The sort of volatility and...

 

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

For investors, 2018 will be remembered for the sharp selloff that dominated the fourth quarter, topped off by the worst December for stocks since the Great Depression. Ironically, 2018 was relatively calm until the fourth quarter....

 

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

The S&P 500 Index jumped in Q3 to provide its best quarter since Q4 2013 and third-best quarter since 2010. However, shortly after the closing of the most recent quarter, selling pressures returned to the stock market, particularly to...

 

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The bull market that started in March 2009 marches on. Should the current economic expansion make it to August 22, it will become the longest bull market on record going back to 1932. However, as I must remind myself, age does not...

 

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Our last blog stated that volatility was likely to rise, and it certainly has. In many ways, 2018 started off almost exactly the opposite of 2016. Over the past few years, the global economy has moved from a profits recession to an...

 

Thursday, February 8, 2018

For the investment world, the year 2017 was defined by a near-perfect backdrop of steady global growth, low inflation, and accommodative monetary policies. As the year progressed, asset valuations rose, volatility stayed low, and many...

 

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Thus far in 2017, stocks and other risk assets have been pushed higher by economic growth, low bond yields, and astonishingly muted levels of market volatility. By many measures, the global economy is in better shape today than at any...

 

Monday, August 7, 2017

The second quarter of 2017 greeted the S&P 500 with a new milestone: The second longest bull market in American history ever! The upswing from the Great Recession lows has now surpassed the post-World War II streak from 1949 to 1956....

 

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Although the US election date of November 8th may feel like a critical date in the recent stock market surge, the fact is that this incredible bull market that began in 2009 has been running strong for seven years. What the election...

 

Monday, January 23, 2017

The 2016 stock market year finished off with a rally based on anticipated higher valuations for stocks due to a new political environment. The new narrative implies that the administration of President Donald Trump will cut taxes,...

 

Friday, October 28, 2016

Rounding the corner into the final quarter of 2016, there appear to be two dominant preoccupations on investor’s minds – the election and the Federal Reserve’s next move. Each of these items clearly have implications...

 

Monday, August 8, 2016

The stock market has recently hit all-time highs! This feat comes with the S&P 500 having taken a 413 day pause from record levels and spending a majority of the past year in a trading range of 1900 to 2100. With inflation below the...

 

Monday, May 9, 2016

The first quarter of 2016 was a tale of two markets. The first six weeks were a period defined by significant volatility, defensive sector outperformance, and a broad selloff in the general stock market. This fallout was stoked by...

 

Monday, February 1, 2016

For investors, 2015 will be remembered for the return of volatility. While we experienced our first correction in over four years, those that remained intact with their investment plan were rewarded with a significant V-shaped recovery...

 

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

We expected 2015 to be a year of increased volatility and this has proven true. As mentioned in our August 27 Dino’s Blogpost, “normal market corrections (sell-offs of 10%) do occur on average every 12-18 months… It appears that the...

 

Thursday, August 27, 2015

When markets continue to trade higher with only 5% pullbacks along the way investors have a tendency to become complacent and forget about the fact that normal market corrections (selloffs of 10%) do occur on average every 12-18 months...

 

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

As stated in previous blog posts, we have felt that the markets would remain in a tight range for the first half of the 2015. Certain periods showed great promise, including when the markets touched new highs in May. Other times...

 

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

We don’t see the “Sell in May and go away” scenario materializing this year. Instead, we see the market trading in a tight range. With that in mind, we would like to compare the direction of the market to the story of a ship at sea…...

 

Thursday, February 19, 2015

I hope this article finds you happy and healthy. When looking back at the fourth quarter of 2014 we witnessed the stock market pull back by as much as 9% early in the period primarily due to global growth concerns. As mentioned in my...

 

Sunday, November 2, 2014

The third quarter of 2014 (and subsequent few weeks into October) presented a more volatile environment for global markets. As anticipated by our prior blog posts, a mid-term election correction of roughly 10% hit the broad US stock...

 

Thursday, July 31, 2014

The global economy has slowly, but steadily, continued to show improvement in the first half of 2014. As such, following a prior year where stock prices increased at a faster pace than economic news may have dictated, the fundamentals...

 

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Tellone Management Group was ranked number 54 in the nation of the Top 100 Fee-Only Wealth Management Firms by CNBC! Check out the Media Release to learn more....