Market Perspective Video | July 2022

Krilogy’s Kent Skornia (CEO) and John McArthur (CIO) assess the current investing environment. Earnings, inflation and a tightening monetary policy alongside an economic slowdown, point towards a potential Recession. They explore portfolio strategy and considerations beyond publicly traded stock and bonds. Important Disclosures

Quarterly Insights | July 2022

High Inflation and Rising Interest Rates Result in the Worst S&P 500 Performance in Decades The S&P 500 continued to decline in the second quarter, hitting the lowest level since December 2020 as continued high inflation, sharp increases in interest rates, rising recession risks, and ongoing geopolitical unrest pressured stocks and other assets. After a rebound in March, the S&P…

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Market Perspective Video | June 2022

The S&P officially entered a bear market in June. Krilogy President and CEO Kent Skornia and Chief Investment Officer John McArthur share their thoughts on the Fed and how they are working toward demand destruction, with all eyes on whether the Fed is slowing down inflation in this strong labor market. Kent and John also discuss how the market selling…

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Market Perspective Video | May 2022

Due to a variety of influences, the beginning of 2022 has been the 4th worst start in the history of the stock market. In this timely video, Krilogy President and CEO Kent Skornia and Chief Investment Officer John McArthur discuss current market conditions and stock performance. Kent and John discuss the factors impacting performance, current and anticipated potential conditions, and…

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Quarterly Insights | April 2022

Inflation, Geopolitics and Rising Rates Weigh on Markets in the First Quarter After a historically calm 2021, volatility returned in the first quarter of 2022. Inflation surged to 40-year highs, the Federal Reserve promised to raise interest rates faster than previously thought, and Russia surprised the world with a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, marking the first major military conflict…

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Market Update | March 30, 2022

I’d like to provide some color and context around the emerging topic of recession. Before we begin to dive too deeply, I think it’s worthwhile to compare the declines in the stock market this year relative to other historically large sell-offs in non-recessionary periods. As you can observe in this chart from JP Morgan, the low we’ve seen thus far…

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Market Update | February 25, 2022

While there is plenty to discuss in the equity markets, I’d be remiss to not first acknowledge the suffering and tragedy that the people in Ukraine are experiencing. Here is to hope and prayer, that the devastation and loss of life is mitigated as much as possible. It’s been slightly more than 24 hours since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine…

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February Market Perspective

Good afternoon, with minimal financial market volatility in 2021, it’s evident the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction here in early 2022. I’d like to zoom out and paint the picture as to why things aren’t as bad as perhaps perceived and to help explain some possible causes of this market turbulence. This first chart is a view of…

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Quarterly Insights | January 2022

Earnings, Economic Growth and Vaccines Push Stocks to New Records in 2021 Stocks overcame numerous headwinds during the past three months, including a resurgence in COVID cases, the Federal Reserve moving aggressively to end the current QE program, and a lack of additional stimulus from Washington, to hit new all-time highs in the fourth quarter and produce very strong returns…

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What Do Above Average and High Inflationary Periods Mean for Equities?

Good afternoon, instead of contemplating how persistent and enduring inflationary pressures in the economy are or aren’t, I thought I’d provide some perspective on what above average and high inflationary periods have meant for equities historically.  Separate from the inflation conversation and what it could mean for equities, I think it’s important to level-set expectations for expected returns in traditional…

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