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The S&P 500 declined approximately 0.8% this week, reflecting a modest pullback after recent strength as investors recalibrated expectations for the path of interest rates. Midweek data pointed to a still-resilient economy—particularly in services activity and labor market readings—reinforcing the
Markets Rise as Hormuz Disruption Reprices Global Oil Risk U.S. equities finished the week higher, supported by resilient macro data and stable rate expectations, but gains came against a rapidly escalating geopolitical backdrop centered on the Strait of Hormuz—a critical
U.S. equities rebounded strongly this week, with the S&P 500 rising 2.4% and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 3.0%, marking the strongest weekly performance of the year. After a choppy first quarter, both indices recovered some lost ground, though year-to-date performance
Markets Are Down. Here’s Why Many Portfolios Don’t Have to Be Kip Lytel, CFAMontecito Capital Management Whether you are currently working with us or simply following our market commentary, we believe it is important to provide clarity around both what
Author: Kip Lytel, CFA U.S. equities extended their pullback this week, with the S&P 500 declining roughly 1.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling about 2.0%, and the Nasdaq Composite lower by approximately 2.2%. From their recent highs earlier this
Author: Kip Lytel, CFA Montecito Capital Management When someone inherits a taxable brokerage account, it often contains large positions in individual stocks accumulated over decades. These holdings frequently reflect the investment environment of the previous generation — a time when
Don’t Fight the Fed: Why a Multi-Year Rate Cut Cycle Could Power a Durable Bull Market Author: Montecito Capital Management When the Federal Reserve shifts from tightening to cutting, markets tend to respond in patterns that echo across decades. But
Author: Montecito Capital Management The United States has entered a financial period defined by a stark imbalance: the nation now carries more debt than the economy produces in an entire year, and that debt continues to grow faster than the
Author: Montecito Capital Management The U.S. stock market recently hit fresh all-time highs, but the rally has been narrowing and therefore more concentrated, raising important questions for investors. Much of the year’s gains have been driven by a handful
Author: Montecito Capital Management Businesses across the country are under increasing cost pressure, and many are now passing those higher costs on to consumers. According to the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book, companies continue to report elevated input prices
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