Greetings all. Bruce is on a well-deserved vacation this week, so I’ve been asked to share some thoughts.

I mentioned a couple weeks ago that we’d be entering a quiet period with little news between now and the third week of September when the Federal Reserve (FOMC) meets.

Inflation is receding, earnings season is just about over, and there isn’t a Federal Reserve meeting for another six weeks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average looks to close flat while both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are poised to punch a bit higher this week.

What could have been a difficult week for stocks, turned into the best week the markets have had in some time.

The market is trying its hardest to finish flat to slightly ahead this week.

The markets look to finish slightly higher this week as investors take a break after finishing another tumultuous quarter.

While some of the following will be in my quarterly update, I want to go ahead and share some of our thoughts about this challenging market for both fixed income and equity investments so far this year.

You no doubt are aware of the market turbulence these past six months.

The doom and gloom parade continued this week and in some ways picked up steam.