Market Commentary April 2012
Equity markets got off to an outstanding start in 2012. Returns for the first three months represented the best yearly start since 1998, as the S&P 500 was up 12.6%. As you can see in the chart, equity markets were generally up 11%-13% with emerging markets up 14%. The broad bond market essentially broke even […]
2011 Review and 2012 Plans
Over the holidays, many of our clients and friends asked how business is going. I thought it would be a good time to provide an update on Rockbridge Investment Management and what we are looking forward to in the New Year. Financial Results As a firm, Rockbridge continues to grow steadily. Over the past two […]
Lessons From 2011
ONE– Stock market returns are seldom what we expect. The S&P 500 index was up 2% for the year, after being up 8% at the end of April and down 12% at the beginning of October. Large stocks did better (Dow up 7%); small stocks did worse (Russell 2000 down 4%); and international stocks did […]
The Folly of Active Management and TV Gurus
Last year I wrote an article about where to invest in 2010 and took that opportunity to remind investors not to fall into the excitement of active management and stock trading. Instead I cautioned them to focus on what you can control, like investment cost, risk, and asset allocation and to ignore the rest. So […]
Walmart Vs. Gold – How Will Investors be Rewarded?
Capital Market Recap Investors experienced positive returns in virtually every asset class during the first quarter of 2011. Small U.S. stocks led the way with returns exceeding 8%. Emerging international markets were in negative territory for most of the quarter but ended in the black. Large company stocks around the world managed to shrug off […]
Three Reasons to Ignore Market Performance
Capital Market Recap Equity markets finished the year with a flourish.
An Evening With John Langdon – October 28, 2010
Join Rockbridge Investment Management in welcoming author and Le Moyne professor John Langdon as he discusses the expanding global economy and its impact on investors.
Market Analysis
Equity Markets Equity markets finished the third quarter with a very strong performance in September, bringing all major categories into positive territory for the year to date (YTD).
Our Fiduciary Responsibility: Avoiding “It’s Bad and Getting Worse” Mentality
Experienced investors have heard this before. It is a headline used many times over the last 60 years. Fear sells. So the media sells high unemployment, potential deflation, and pending economic gloom. Some in the investment community join in the chorus, but fiduciary advisors have a responsibility to muffle the noise and help investors take […]
Risky Business
After a pretty robust recovery in 2009 and 2010, the stock market took a dive in the last two months. The talk of a “double-dip recession” is reaching a fever pitch.
