Market review – Q3 2024

Market review – Q3 2024

Quarterly investors letter – Q3 2024   Market review The unusual leadership ranking of asset classes, whether due to the election year or a pivotal moment in Federal Reserve monetary policy, remains perplexing. The Fed’s decision to cut rates by 50 basis...
Market review – Q2 2024

Market review – Q2 2024

Quarterly investors letter – Q2 2024   Market review It is highly misleading looking at equity returns in Q2 and year-to-date to conclude the investment environment was an easy ride. Indeed, market-cap weighted equity indices outperformed other asset...
Market review – Q1 2024

Market review – Q1 2024

Quarterly investors letter – Q1 2024   Market review The strong momentum from the last two months of 2023 carried into 2024. The S&P 500 rose 10.2% in Q1, the best start to the year since 2019 and the 14th-best since 1926. Gains were broad-based, with...
Market review – Q4 2023

Market review – Q4 2023

Quarterly investors letter – Q4 2023   Market review The narrative for much of 2023 was that a handful of mega-cap tech stocks were masking underlying weakness. For parts of the year, it was an accurate description. By early November, the median...
Market review – Q3 2023

Market review – Q3 2023

Quarterly investors letter – Q3 2023   What an unusual combination! After a torrid start to the year, equities pulled back in the third quarter. Not only did the S&P 500 Index post its first negative quarter since Q3 2022, all nine Russell style boxes,...