Although 2016 is off to a rough start, investors around the world welcomed the positive performance that much of the global financial markets experienced during the fourth quarter of 2015. Despite the positive returns in Q4, last year was still the worst year since 2008 for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average… Read More

The third quarter of 2015 was a tough one as equity markets logged their worst quarter since 2011. On a positive note, global fixed income markets ended the quarter well, so investors who were well-diversified were likely somewhat insulated from the negative impact of poor equity performance. To see how the global capital markets fared… Read More

The second quarter of 2015 was filled with mixed signals from financial markets around the world. In the U.S., jobless claims fell to their lowest level in 15 years, the S&P 500 reached a new high, but we learned the U.S. economy contracted 0.7% in the first quarter. Around the world, China’s economy slowed to… Read More

By and large, the most recent quarter was filled with plenty of good news for investors, with high U.S. job growth, household wealth at an all-time high, and inflation well below the Fed’s two-percent target. To see how the global capital markets and major asset classes fared in the first quarter of 2015, check out… Read More