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Friday, March 07, 2025
Tariffs and Markets
by The CastleKeep Team
Sell-offs like the one we are in now can feel painful. Just remember that they are also normal. In fact, from 1928 through 2024, a 5% or greater drop for the S&P 500 Index happened on average 3.4 times per year.
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Topic: The Market
Thursday, January 23, 2025
2024 Market Review: Can US stocks do it again?
by The CastleKeep Team
The S&P 500 Index has logged two straight calendar years generating a 20% return each year. Is the market overheating? Can the positive momentum continue?
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Topic: The Market
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
2024 Presidential Election and Market Volatility
by Steve Haberstroh, Partner
Which candidate will be better for the economy? Should I change my investment strategy based on who wins? Does it really make a difference?
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Topic: The Market
Monday, August 05, 2024
August Sell-Off
by Steve Haberstroh, Partner
The stock market has gotten jittery. Is this abnormal? Far from it.
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Topic: The Market
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
2024 Semi-Annual Review
by The CastleKeep Team
Short-term investment objectives require a more nuanced approach. But if your objective is to build wealth over the long-term, it has always paid to stay the course.
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Topic: The Market
Monday, February 12, 2024
But We’re at All-Time Highs
by Steve Haberstroh, Partner
When markets are at all-time highs, investors tend to be cautious about putting more capital to work. Have you caught yourself saying something like this recently? “I know I should invest more, but we’re at all-time highs ... “
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Topic: The Market
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
2023 Year in Review
by The CastleKeep Team
With all of this uncertainty, why wouldn’t I just hold cash and earn my 4ish percent with no risk? If you rewind 12 months, this question seemed reasonable. Investing in “risk” assets felt too risky at the time for many ...
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Topic: The Market
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Risk Reversal: 2023 Semi-Annual Review
by The CastleKeep Team
If last year was described as “risk off,” this year can be described as “risk on”—at least through the first half of 2023. It likely caught many market participants off guard.
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Topic: The Market
Friday, March 10, 2023
Bank Stocks Swoon
by Charlie Haberstroh, CEO & CIO
The headlines told it all today. From the Wall Street Journal, “Banks Lose Billions in Value after Tech Lender Stumbles”. That tech lender, Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB), certainly stumbled—losing more than 60% of its value in today’s trading session and about 20% more in after-hours trading.
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Topic: The Market
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
CastleKeep Investment Advisors appoints Lauren Quesada as Partner
by Charlie Haberstroh, CEO & CIO
CastleKeep appoints Lauren Quesada as Partner.
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Topic: Inside CastleKeep
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