The final three months of 2019 featured robust results from nearly all investment categories. The advance was paced by 8% to 10% gains by both large- and small-company U.S. stocks. Overseas, developed and frontier markets rose a bit less, though the emerging-market...
Summer saw modest advances by major investment categories, adding to already substantial year-to-date gains. Large-company U.S. stocks gained around 2%, though small-caps declined by a similar amount. Many overseas markets posted modestly positive results in local...
Nearly all financial investments provided solidly positive results during the April-June period, adding to a strong and broad-based early-year advance. Both large-company U.S. stocks and developed-market overseas equities advanced around 4% on the quarter;...
What a difference three months make! On the heels of last-year’s horrific final act, the opening quarter of 2019 featured heroic rebounds in the prices of nearly all investment categories. Major U.S. stock indices jumped 12% to 14%, with growth-oriented and...
Investors will not remember the final three months of 2018 fondly. In the worst quarterly performance since the Global Financial Crisis, most investment categories suffered substantial losses. Large-company U.S. stocks fell nearly 15%; small-company stocks plunged...
