Quarterly Perspectives - Second Quarter 2022

U.S. recessions tend to be short-lived and markets rebound quickly

Many economists believe the U.S. economy is nearing a recession. History has shown that recessions tend to be short-lived and have very little correlation to equity market downturns. Further, markets generally rebound quickly following a recession.

Consumer confidence: indicator of future performance?

Below-average consumer confidence historically points to strong subsequent equity market performance.

Stocks and bonds have performed well in period of moderate inflation

Markets historically perform well following midterm elections

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