3rd Quarter 2022 Quarterly Update
By holdfast
Market Facts TIME IN THE STOCK MARKET – If you selected any single month at random to invest in the S&P 500 during the 30-years ending 6/30/2022, you achieved a positive total return 67% of the time. If you extend your investment time horizon to just 1 year, you achieved a positive total return 83% […]
2nd Quarter 2022 Quarterly Update
By holdfast
Market Facts DOG DAYS OF SUMMER – The summer months of June-July-August are ranked 9th, 5th and 11th in terms of S&P 500 performance over the last 30 years, i.e., 1992-2021. WHAT DOES A TYPICAL BEAR MARKET LOOK LIKE? – On average, bear markets last about 13 months and fall about 34%. But those that […]
1st Quarter 2022 Market Summary
By holdfast
Market Facts Not in Rubles – Russia has until Wednesday, May 4th, to pay $2.2 billion of foreign debt that was originally due to be paid to an American bank on April 4, 2022. If Russia is unable to repay the debt in US dollars as it is required to do, the default on foreign […]
