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5 April
April 5 2018 Market Update
We’ve just completed the most turbulent quarter we’ve had in a long while, feeling like we have been on a roller coaster ride. On Thursday, March 29, 2018, on the last trading day before Good Friday and the last day of the first quarter, the S&P 500 Index rallied thirty five points, almost 1.4% higher than the day before.[1]
2 March
March 11 2018 Market Update
We begin March by taking a moment to review what happened over the last month in the financial markets. February was an extremely turbulent month, one that we have not experienced the likes of since 2011.
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6 February
February 6 2018 Market Update
Only three weeks ago, the equity markets were posting all-time highs every day and volatility was extremely low; in fact, on the day we last wrote you, January 11, 2018, the CBOE Volatility Index closed at 9.88.[1] This index measures equity market volatility by inference from the prices of equity options; high volatility is typically interpreted as investor nervousness; lower volatility as the lack of nervousness, and extremely low volatility as complacency.
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