April 2017

The Market in 2017 In what has been an unprecedented market since the end of the great recession in 2009, we had another positive quarter, with U.S. and international markets gaining just over 5%.  Even bonds eked out a meager 0.8% return, despite slowly rising interest rates.  We all love a rising stock market, and…

June 2015

What is the Market Going to Do? Since the beginning of the year, the stock market has been treading water eking out a small gain of 5.94% (Vanguard Total World Stock ETF VT) and bonds are practically even at a 0.78% gain year-to-date (Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF BND).   No one knows what the…