February 04 2022

Investor Insights - February 2022

See our recap of January's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 38.94 The Vix, a measurement of volatility in the S&P 500, reached as high as 38.94 in intraday trading during January, the highest it had been since Octobe...

January 03 2022

Investor Insights - January 2022

See our recap of December's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 9.6 The FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT index gained 9.6% in December, capping an excellent year for the real estate market in which the index gained 41.30%. 6.8 T...

December 01 2021

Investor Insights - December 2021

See our recap of November's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 20.81The spot price for a barrel of crude oil fell by 20.81% in the month of November after hitting multiyear highs the previous month, due to concerns about t...

November 02 2021

Investor Insights - November 2021

See our recap of August's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 10.94 The leading sector in the S&P 500 for October was Consumer Discretionary, with a 10.94% return. 9.53 The S&P 500 closed at a new all-time high on f...

October 04 2021

Investor Insights - October 2021

See our recap of August's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers -4.65 The S&P 500 Total Return had a -4.65% return in the month of September, its first negative return since January. The index is positive 15.92% year-to-d...

September 01 2021

Investor Insights - September 2021

See our recap of August's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 50 Bitcoin topped $50,000 in August before finishing the month at $47,070. The flagship cryptocurrency (along with many other digital coins) has been on an impre...

August 02 2021

Investor Insights - August 2021

See our recap of July's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers -8.27% The energy sector was the worst performer in July, losing 8.27%. The decline was due both to the fears of future lockdowns caused by the Delta variant of Co...

July 01 2021

Investor Insights - July 2021

See our recap of June's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 14.6% The S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller home price index showed a year over year increase in home prices of 14.6% in April. This is the highest reading since the ...

June 01 2021

Investor Insights - June 2021

See our recap of May's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 13.2% The Case-Shiller Index, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, gained 13.2% in March, according to data released in May. This is the largest increase since ...

May 07 2021

Investor Insights - May 2021

See our recap of February's key statistics and market commentary below. Noteworthy Numbers 45.8% As of April 30, FactSet reports the first quarter year over year earnings growth for companies in the S&P 500 was on track to be 45.8%. This is nearl...