ProfitScore Update – June 2024
To the clients and friends of ProfitScore: The Bond Bear Market Stocks can trend for years, but interest rates trend for decades. We are four years deep into a bond bear market, and this has caused many advisors to rethink their asset allocation strategy. For…
ProfitScore Update – April 2024
To the clients and friends of ProfitScore: The period following the 2008 financial crisis was marked by historically low interest rates, a trend that appears to be reversing in the current economic landscape, suggesting that high interest rates may persist over an extended period. This…
ProfitScore Update – January 2023
To the clients and friends of ProfitScore: January was a good month for both equities and fixed income. After finishing 2022 down more than -18%, the S&P 500 rebounded in January, posting a positive return of 6.3%. Similarly, the U.S. Agg, being down -13.01% for 2022, bounced…
ProfitScore Update – January 2022
To the clients and friends of ProfitScore: The expectation of heightened volatility for 2022 did not disappoint in January. The VIX rose to just short of 32 in late January, its highest level since January 2021, settling at 24.38 by month’s end. According to weekly data published…
ProfitScore Update – November 2021
To the clients and friends of ProfitScore: Our flight-to-quality indicator had been building towards the end of November and went long on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. This trade can last for a few days or several weeks. It can also chop around depending on the…