April Showers Bring May Flowers?

April 07, 2025 |Dann Cushing

Since peaking in mid-February, the S&P 500 is now down 17%, and as of writing this (Monday morning), it looks set to head somewhat lower. Funny enough, though, that takes us all the way back to price levels not seen since (insert drumroll)…

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Back to Reality

September 07, 2021 |Dann Cushing

Ah, Labour Day – it finally arrived, with its usual promise of a new season and a return to more regular routines. Reopening has been occurring at a different cadence in different geographies, but...

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As You Were

June 01, 2021 |Dann Cushing

Financial markets have seen some solid fireworks in 2021: an extreme recovery in the economy, the largest bond market correction in a generation,...

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Runner’s High

May 03, 2021 |Dann Cushing

Many of the world’s largest companies reported earnings this past week, and they were absolutely stellar. Three prime examples:...

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A bit jittery out there...

April 05, 2021 |Dann Cushing

The first quarter of 2021 seems to have come and gone pretty quickly, perhaps due to its Groundhog Day aspects. Nevertheless, it managed to pack in a few...

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A Swing & A Miss

March 01, 2021 |Dann Cushing

We’re 0 for 2 so far this year. Despite what appears to be an unprecedentedly solid backdrop for economic recovery, strong equity returns in the first ...

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Everything Is Awesome

November 29, 2020 |Dann Cushing

Oddly, the title of an unrelentingly upbeat and...

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Gut Check

November 02, 2020 |Dann Cushing

After a pretty elated start to the month, equity markets pulled back sharply in the latter half of October. What had...

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Surfacing

October 04, 2020 |Dann Cushing

Can you hear that? It is the cacophony of US election drama growing loud enough that...

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What's the Scenario?

August 30, 2020 |Dann Cushing

The positive, self-reinforcing dynamics explored in the last update still remain in place a month later:...

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