The ramifications of stamping down rising inflation dominated the markets in the third quarter. Investors weighed the balance between an aggressive government policy aimed at curbing price pressures against the possibility of those very policies leading to an economic recession.

Welcome to the Quarterly Market Review for the first quarter of 2022. Investors had to deal with several major issues throughout the first quarter, including the impact of rising inflation, higher interest rates, ongoing coronavirus concerns, and the Russia-Ukraine...

Welcome to the 2021 Annual Market Review. The year 2021 was a memorable one. It began with hope that the war against the coronavirus might be won with the increasing vaccine availability. But the emergence of virus mutations, coupled with the uneven dissemination and...

Overall, the third quarter was a roller-coaster ride for the market. The Dow, the Russell 2000, the Nasdaq, and the Global Dow lost value, while the S&P 500 was able to eke out a quarterly gain.

The second quarter began with stocks making solid gains in April. COVID vaccines became available to
more Americans.