Market Monitor – Second Quarter 2022

Q2 2022 Market Monitor

In a broad-based manner, markets retreated over the quarter adding to year-to-date losses. Fixed income, global equities and real assets all came under pressures as the headwinds of rising interest rates, persistent inflation and looming economic contraction continued.

In Focus: Reassessing the Evolving Market Landscape

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With the economic fallout including the exacerbation of inflationary forces from the war in Ukraine, CPI at 40-year highs, a flattening yield curve bordering on inversion and a bear market in the S&P 500 index (as of June 13), recession expectations have been steadily rising during early 2022.

Market Review – June 2022

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On the surface, market returns in May appeared to be uneventful and were modestly positive. However, the reality within the month was far from that. For much of May, equity markets largely fell as investor focus turned to whether the Federal Reserve actions to suppress inflation could lead to recession.

Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance

Long-term care

Disability and long-term care insurance are two important types of insurance coverage that tend to go under the radar for many people, but each of these can be critical if you find yourself in a position where you are not able to work or cannot care for yourself. While the circumstances can be unpleasant to […]