LimelightRushLimelight Living in the limelight, the universal dreamFor those who wish to seemFor those who wish to be must put aside the alienationGet on with the fascinationThe real relation, the underlying theme When it comes to investing in the latest themes, there...

The Boys are Back in TownThin LizzyThe Boys are Back in Town Spread the word /Guess who’s back in town As the month neared the end, the research team was questioning what does it take to “break” the U.S. equity markets.  Starting with a global pandemic in 2020, the...

Deja VuCrosby, Stills, Nash & YoungDeja Vu If I had been here before /I would probably know what to do Two American icons, Mark Twain and Yogi Berra, have sayings that are attributed to them though actual records of their statements are hard to come by.  “History...

Overview The recent conflict that started on February 28, 2026 with the U.S. and Israel launching an offensive against Iran has rattled investment markets around the globe. Since the conflict started, U.S. equity markets have declined less than 1% and the U.S. 10YR...

Grimes, featuring HANAWe Appreciate the Power And if you long to never die/Baby, plug in, upload your mind/Come on, you’re not even alive/If you’re not backed up on a drive For a short month, February sure had a lot happen during its 28 days. Investors started the...

Tenth Avenue Freeze OutBruce SpringsteenTenth Avenue Freeze-Out I’m gonna sit back right easy and laugh / When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half / With the Tenth Avenue freeze-out January is often considered the bellwether month for the U.S. stock market....

HUB Retirement & Private Wealth recently hosted its 2026 Investment Roundtable, a gathering of senior investment professionals from American Century Investments®, Apollo Global Management, and DWS Investment Management. During the Roundtable, the...

Don’t StopFleetwood MacDon't Stop Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow / Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here December is often a difficult month for many people as they juggle the often-unrealistic expectations of the impending holiday season, the challenges of meeting...

Defying GravityWritten by Stephen Schwartz (2003)Defying Gravity Movie sequels often carry lofty expectations based on the success of the original. Fans are enthusiastic to find out how the story continues, who the next villain may be, or what unusual predicament the...

Mark Tremonti and Scott Stapp (1999) Higher The end of October is an interesting time for many. Those who love the fall season are drawn to the changing colors and crispness of the autumn air. For others, it is a time of transition towards winter and an awareness that...

‘Cause, everything’s right / So just hold tightThis crazy world / It turns, it turnsEverything’s RightPhish Back in June, the song for the Q2 commentary was the Beach Boys “Good Vibrations”, appropriate given the strong finish to the quarter after the brief Tariff...

Good TimeNiko Moon We just tryna catch a good time /Even if it takes all night With Labor Day falling on September 1st this year, it seems like Summer 2025 was shorter than it should be. Yes it was the same number of days as always, but it just seems shorter. Maybe it...

Going, Going, GoneLuke Combs Like the changing of the seasons /Good things, they come and then they go The end of July brought Lollapalooza weekend to Chicago.  A four-day music festival that welcomes bands with names such as Barry Can’t Swim, Zinadelphia, and Still...

Good VibrationsBrian Wilson and Mike Love (1966) When Brian Wilson, the genius behind the music of the Beach Boys, passed away in June there were numerous retrospectives about his many talents, including his ability to create musical orchestrations that produced so...

Is “Everything gonna be alright”?Everything’s Gonna be Alright- David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney (2018) It would be naïve to think that one month of rallying US stocks would mean that markets are back on track and there is nothing to worry about. Remember that to...

“Oh my mama told me there'll be days like this...”- Days Like This by Van Morrison (1995) There is an old saying, “in like a lion, out like a lamb.” It is usually associated with the variability of spring time weather but in the case of April’s investment markets, it...

As expected, investment markets around the world responded to yesterday’s announcement by President Trump that new tariffs would be levied against all products imported into the US. The reactions across equity markets have largely been negative as investors and others...

“This world keeps spinning / And with each new day / I can feel a change in everything”“Well, it all keeps spinning, spinning ‘round and ‘round and upside down”- Upside Down by Jack Johnson (2006) In thinking about the investment markets over the last month and for...

Investment markets in the last three weeks have experienced heightened levels of volatility and reversals caused by multiple factors including the Trump administrations’ aggressive actions on tariffs and trade matters; the shift in foreign policy, particularly related...