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2024
April 10
March Consumer Price Index (PDF)
April 1
Q1 2024 Quarterly Market Review (PDF)
March 29
March 20
February 29
CEO Confidence Trending Positive (PDF)
February 13
January Consumer Price Index (PDF)
January 31
No Rate Change, but Fed Sets Tone for Rate Cuts in 2024 (PDF)
January 26
Equities and Elections: What to Expect in 2024 (PDF)
January 3
Q4 2023 Quarterly Market Review (PDF)
2023
December 18
2024 Market & Economic Outlook (PDF)
December 12
November Consumer Price Index (PDF)
November 15
November 14
October Consumer Price Index (PDF)
November 1
Federal Reserve Holds Rates Again (PDF)
October 30
Tight Supply Keeps Home Prices Steady (PDF)
October 12
September Consumer Price Index (PDF)
October 3
Q3 Quarterly Market Review (PDF)
October 2
The One-Two Punch with Higher Federal Debt (PDF)
September 20
September 13
August Consumer Price Index (PDF)
August 29
Is Yield-to-Worst a Good Measure of Expected Returns? (PDF)
August 29
Should You Put Cash To Work? (PDF)
August 10