Market Newsletters

During the month of November the US equity markets progressed from .30% to 3.25%. The S&P’s 500 Total Return Index rose .3%, the

During the month of October the US equity markets rallied from 5.6% to 8.4%. The S&P’s 500 Total Return Index rose 8.4%, the Russell Mid Cap Index was up 8.1% and the Russell

During the month of September the US equity markets declined 3% to 5%. The S&P’s 500 Total Return Index and the Russell Mid Cap

During the month of August, the US equity markets declined an average of 6%. The S&P’s 500 Total Return Index and the Russell 2000 dropped each by

The US equity markets were mostly up in July. The S&P’s 500 Total Return Index and the Russell Mid Cap Index rose 2.1% and 1.4%

The US equity markets were down in June, by an average of 2%, except for the small cap sector. The S&P’s 500 Total

The US equity markets performed relatively well in May. The S&P’s 500 Total Return Index and the Russell Mid Cap Index were up

April brought mostly good news to the markets. The S&P’s 500 index finished the month up 1.01%. Emerging markets rose strongly, from

March was a volatile month. The S&P’s500 was down 1.6%. Emerging markets were, on average, down about 2% and the USD was up

February saw equity markets rise strongly globally. The SPY (ETF Proxy for the S&P’s 500) was up 5.65% and is now up 2.5% year-­‐to-­‐date (YTD). Looking beyond our borders,

The major market trends that developed during the latter part of last year remain unbroken, so far in 2015. Notable among these are 1) the continued positive performance of the

The S&P’s 500 wraps up 2014 with another annual double digits performance of 13.7% on a total return basis. This puts its