STOCK PERFORMANCE IN MIDTERM ELECTIONS
The stock market in 2022 faces a number of significant headwinds, ranging from inflation and supply chain constraints to new COVID variant breakouts and geopolitical frictions. Add another one to that list—the upcoming midterm elections. Click here to read the entire article. #ThoughtLeadership
COMPARISONS TO THE 1981-82 RECESSION
The 1981-82 recession was one of the worst economic contractions since the Great Depression. For many investors who lived through that period, today’s conditions hold some unsettling similarities. It’s easy to understand why. Mounting inflation in the early 80s prompted a tight monetary policy response from then Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chair Paul Volker. Entering 2022, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has abandoned his characterization of mounting inflation as “transitory” and has s
