by David Morrison | Sep 15, 2023 | Peloton Updates, Wealth Planning |
In one of its final acts of 2022, Congress approved the SECURE Act 2.0, a bill designed to improve retirement savings. President Biden signed the bill into law on December 29, 2022. Many provisions of the SECURE Act 2.0 have been implemented, while others will start...
by Steve Carr | Aug 15, 2023 | Investing, Peloton Updates |
The 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note yield is once again above 4%. It was at that level earlier in 2023 as well, before declining in the spring as the market began to anticipate (prematurely) the end of the Fed’s tightening cycle. In absolute historical terms, 4% is still...
by Matt Bradley | Jul 20, 2023 | Peloton Updates, Quarterly Recap |
After 10 consecutive rate hikes and 500 basis points of total tightening, the Fed paused in June, reserving the right to resume raising rates later if necessary. This was expected considering the recent stress in the banking system immediately following Silicon Valley...
by David Morrison | Jun 20, 2023 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
For the first time in 18 months, the Federal Reserve decided to pause its aggressive rate hiking campaign and maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5 to 5.25%. The central bank began a restrictive monetary policy back in March 2022 and continued to...
by Steve Carr | May 16, 2023 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
Even after 2022’s dismal stock returns (and bond returns, and commodity, and real estate, and cash…), the decade ended April 30, 2023 rewarded investors handsomely. The S&P 100 Index – the largest 100 companies by market capitalization – returned 10.2% per year,...
by Matt Bradley | Apr 17, 2023 | Peloton Updates, Quarterly Recap |
If there’s such a thing as the opposite of the beginning of 2022 for markets, that’s exactly what happened in the first quarter this year. The S&P 500 gained 7.5%, and the NASDAQ jumped 20.8% after a very difficult 2022 for both. Bonds gained modestly last quarter...
