Loading . . .

Investment Commentary – August 4, 2025

Executive Summary Last week, U.S. stocks were down and bonds up (price up / yield down). The S&P 500 outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI EAFE indices. As for

Investment Commentary – July 28 2025

Executive Summary We believe the tariff situation represents more of a consumption tax that will be more similar to a one-time price adjustment than stoking runaway inflation expectations.  We also

Investment Commentary – July 21, 2025

Executive Summary  Various key trends the Investment Office is monitoring  U.S. financials sector earnings season kicked off last week strong.   The MSCI EAFE Large Cap value index has nearly

Investment Commentary – July 14, 2025

Executive Summary Last week, there was little difference in performance between large-caps and small-caps, while growth stocks held up modestly better than value. Investors have begun to follow airline earnings

Investment Commentary – July 7, 2025

Executive Summary Major U.S. stock indexes finished the holiday-shortened week higher. Smaller-cap indexes performed best, with the S&P MidCap 400 and Russell 2000 indexes climbing 2.85% and 3.52%, respectively, followed

Investment Commentary – June 30, 2025

In the second quarter, the S&P 500 was up ~10%. The U.S. dollar has had one of its worst starts to a year on record. It is on pace to

Investment Commentary – June 23, 2025

What Happened Geopolitics took center stage last week as Israel and Iran continued to launch missiles at each other, culminating with the U.S. joining the war with strategic strikes on

Investment Commentary – June 16, 2025

Executive Summary Last week, stocks were down and bonds up (price up/yield down). The MSCI Emerging Markets index outperformed the S&P 500 and MSCI EAFE. The best performing sectors in

Investment Commentary – June 9, 2025

Executive Summary U.S. stocks closed within ~2% of their all-time highest level since February 2025, lifted by a combination of resilient jobs data and signs of progress in U.S.-China trade

Investment Commentary – June 2, 2025

Executive Summary For the month of May, the S&P 500 returned over 6%, its best monthly performance since November 2023. Financial markets have weathered two months of policy-driven volatility, only