The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) consists of 12 members:  the seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and four of the remaining eleven Reserve Bank presidents, who serve one-year terms on a rotating ba...

The outlook for the markets & economy are quite different in August than they were in June.

Are we actually on track for a "soft landing"?

The first half of 2023 was one with strong market performance, as the S&P 500 returned 16.89%.  However, deeper analysis paints a picture that isn't quite as rosy.  The S&P 500 is a market-capitalization weighted index.  When you look at the equal-weighted index, the return is...

A recap of 2022 and outlook for 2023