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OCTOBER 17, 2023

billion, and ranked #6 on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List (as of 10/11/23), Buffett is widely regarded as the most successful equity market investor of the past century. Equities and the S&P 500 At the onset of each new year, like clockwork, we’re asked for our near-term view. benchmark equity index, the S&P 500.

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APRIL 13, 2023

The first quarter of 2023’s equity market performance (shown in Figure 1, below) exemplifies why such scenarios — and their accompanying dire reports — don’t necessarily beget lower market prices nor should they cause an overreaction. Interestingly, throughout 2021 and 2022, there were no U.S. bank failures. Outside of the U.S.,

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JANUARY 17, 2024

This strong push in November and December ended the long stretch of losses that fixed-income investors have endured since 2021. The equity market also noted the Fed’s comments as investors piled back into equities and the S&P 500 finished the year up more than 26%. Will 2024 be a positive year for equities?

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