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Ruben’s Commentary on the Market Fall 2022 Market Overview & Economic Update This has been one of the more challenging newsletter updates that I have written since I began providing [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market Mid Year 2022 Market Overview The second quarter of 2022 did not deliver any surprises. The theme continued with concerns over inflation. Questions have [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market First Quarter 2022 The first quarter of 2022 can only be described as “one tough ride”. The final quarter of 2021 finished the year on a very positive note [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market 2021 FINANCIAL YEAR END SUMMARY 2021, much like 2020, continued to provide new highs in the stock market, despite the countless challenges that kept [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market Third Quarter 2021 Market Overview On the first day of October, we formally put the third calendar quarter of 2021 behind us.  It could not come fast enough [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market Year End Market Review 2018 What a difference one year has made in the markets. We started 2018 with such great expectations that the market would continue [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market Third Quarter Update 2018 It is predictable that August and September are usually bumpy months for the stock market and that came true again this year.  [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market First Quarter Update 2018 What a difference a few short months make. The markets’ behavior in 2017 was so different than in the first quarter of 2018. [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market Third Quarter Update 2017 The economic expansion continues after beginning its recovery in 2009 following a major market meltdown in 2007 and 2008.  [...]

Ruben’s Commentary on the Market Mid Year Update 2017 The first half of 2017 has turned out to be productive for equity growth, with the major stock indexes providing healthy returns. The [...]