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Archived Articles
Market Update Q3 2023
September 29, 2023
When will good news be good news?
With the school year well under way, it seems like an appropriate time to do some academic thinking about the current market, the economy, and how it impacts our strategies at LCM—and the strength of your portfolio. Though you’ve ...
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Riding out the turbulence
December 23, 2022
The ‘Santa Claus Rally’ is something investors have learned to hope for every year. As illogical as it sounds, this rally appears in the weeks leading up to December 25, and it often brings a nice bump in gains for the end...
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The Truth About Volatility
March 1, 2022
4 facts to help smooth the bumps ahead
As the calendar flipped to a new year in 2022, the stage was already set for increased market volatility. Since January 1, measures of year-over-year inflation have been reported at levels higher than we’ve seen in decades, the F...
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Downturns and Recoveries
March 17, 2020
The U.S. Market Recovery after Financial Crises
If you are an investor, the current market volatility is certainly front of mind.  Today we share a Morningstar® graph illustrating the amazing recovery of the U.S. Markets after past financial crises. U.S. Market Recovery A...
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Update on COVID-19
March 13, 2020
March 12, 2020
You may be asking yourself how do I weather the storm we are in today? Our answer is simple. Stay calm and invest wisely. With the equity markets having their biggest one-day decline since 1987, we wanted to give you an update on...
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Risk Aversion – Is It a Fad...
February 27, 2020
The Spreading Concerns from the Coronavirus
With all of the angst appearing in the financial markets, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has finally made its mark in history as probably one of the most talked about subjects on social media. We have read quite a bit about the...
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January 2019 Newsletter
January 31, 2019
Baby It's Cold Outside
After a difficult year in 2018, in the first month of 2019, the global equity markets delivered their best returns for the start of the year since 1987. Forget about the record arctic blast blanketing the Midwest making it the...
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