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At year-end 2021, the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high, with many stocks hitting never-before-seen market caps. Companies exhibited record earnings, and housing prices soared in many parts of the country. Inflation fears were muted, and investors were accustomed to an easy money Federal Reserve (Fed). However, as the calendar flipped to 2022, little […]
Financial markets remained volatile in the second quarter of 2022, while inflation reached four-decade highs and concerns grew that inflation fighting efforts might tip the economy into a recession. Regarding the possibility of a recession, some context is also in order. There is an old joke that goes like this: Q: What’s the difference between […]