2024 has been off to a strong start in the stock market by most measures. A robust US economy, slowing inflation and a cautious Federal Reserve have provided a strong backdrop for continued market growth
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What to Know Now About Direct Indexing
Recently, there seems to be a lot of buzz around a tool called “direct indexing”. More and more Perigon clients are using it in their portfolios, and I’ve even seen it in consumer-facing marketing from financial companies.
CIO Quarterly Update – Q2 2024 Stop Waiting for a Goldilocks Moment
We are a little over a year out from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and it is interesting to reflect on how markets have fared since that time. The US equity market is up over 26%1 over the last year and has soared to reach new all-time market highs in 2024.
CIO Quarterly Update – Q1 2024 Futility of Macro Forecasts
Market predictions are alluring; we all want to have answers in the face of an unknowable future. The logic is simple if we can accurately predict what comes next in the economy or in the stock market…
CIO Quarterly Update – Q4 2023 Looking Beyond the Headlines
The third quarter of 2023 presented speed bumps in financial markets. Across global equity markets we saw stocks pull back and at the same time bond yields moved higher.