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January's monthly recap covers the "January Effect," Chairman Powell's inflation optimism, and the massive DeepSeek disruption to the AI industry.

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Gains across all areas last month suggest a positive start to the year for markets; the first time in almost three years that everything gained. However, this good news quickly became less important when over the weekend, President Trump announced large tariffs on imports from our three largest trading partners, Canada, Mexico, and China.

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Move Fast and Break Things - Moneta Andrew Kelsen – Chief Investment OfficerTim Side, CFA – Investment Strategist January represented a solid month for public markets in what might be the last stand of the previous global trade system, bouncing back strongly from a tough December. Gains across all areas last month suggest a positi...

In one fell swoop, a whole industry operating at the edge of innovation was itself dramatically disrupted by a “new” competitor: DeepSeek. However, understanding what was happening in the world/industry of AI leading up to this event is important.

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Early Thoughts: What to Make of DeepSeek’s Disruption - Moneta by Andrew Kelsen, Chief Investment Officer Monday, January 27th, 2025…..a day that may prove to be a very consequential day for the world of artificial intelligence (AI).  In one fell swoop, a whole industry operating at the edge of innovation was itself dramatically disrupted by a “new” comp...

Recently, Moneta was fortunate to host The Carlyle Group’s, Admiral James Stavridis, for a chat with our Chief Investment Officer, Andrew Kelsen, on a range of geopolitical topics and the Admiral’s thoughts on leadership. Follow the link below for the key takeaways.

Admiral James Stavridis: Thoughts on Geopolitics and Leadership - Moneta Recently, Moneta was fortunate to host The Carlyle Group’s, Admiral James Stavridis, for a chat with our Chief Investment Officer, Andrew Kelsen, on a range of geopolitical topics and the Admiral’s thoughts on leadership. The retired four-star U.S. naval officer and former 16th Supreme Allied Co...

Our investment team covers the events from 2024's final quarter in their newest article. These topics include the state of economies worldwide, key policy items for the incoming US administration, how the markets faired to end the year, and more.

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Fourth Quarter Investment Report - Moneta The year 2024 is now quickly in the rearview mirror as 2025 has already brought its fair share of events, including snowstorms in in the South and Midwest, wildfires in LA, Bird Flu on the rise, an incoming US president threatening a takeover of Greenland, and a rapidly rising 10-Year Treasury yield...

December's monthly recap reviews an unseasonal end to a solid year, the Fed's rate cuts throughout the month, and the strength of employment in the US.

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Monthly Recap - December 2024 - Moneta Monthly Observations Unseasonal End to a Solid Year The Trump 2.0 trade and growing expectations for a US “soft-landing” drove markets higher in November but failed to maintain momentum in December. Historically, December has been the second-best month on average for the S&P 500 since 1970, but ...

November's monthly recap highlights former President Trump's resounding victory, the Fed's 25 basis point interest rate cut, and the post-election crypto buying spree.

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Monthly Recap – November 2024 - Moneta Monthly Observations Election Certainty Provides Catalyst for US Market Surge The month began with a resounding victory for former President Donald Trump, eliminating any concern over protracted fighting over election results. In addition, Republicans gained the upper hand in both the Senate and Hou...

Potential Trump policies are being speculated on continuously, but right now, tariffs seem to be at the forefront of markets’ (and clients’) minds. Our investment team dedicates their newest blog post to this topic. Follow the link to read the full piece.

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Déjà vu? One week out from the election results and there is an oddly familiar feeling as markets are reacting in a very similar fashion to 2016. Our investment team takes a closer look at these trends in the article below.

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Markets took a breather in October ahead of the U.S. election and FOMC meeting in early November. Follow the link below to read our investment team’s October recap.

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