Volatility Is Picking Up as Investor Sentiment Turns More Critical

A striking aspect to the current 2+ year bull market, which has seen the S&P 500 climb over +60% since October 2022, has been the sometimes difficult-to-explain levels of nonchalance by market participants in response to typically worrisome signals in the economy and markets. Core inflation has been mostly flat for six months in a … Continued

Did You Know? NCTC Clients Can Reap the Benefits of Presbyterian Foundation MROs

One of the things that sets New Covenant Trust Company (NCTC) apart from other top-tier investment management firms is our close relationship with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation. NCTC was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Foundation in 1998. For our faith-based clients, that means they not only receive comprehensive, expert investment management … Continued

Election Results Add Certainty, Uncertainty for Investors

It’s been well-documented that markets crave certainty, and by early Wednesday morning following November’s election, traders were already pricing in a mostly certain outcome of Republican control of both the White House and Congress. As investors, this took off the table one of the markets’ known unknowns — who was going to win the 2024 … Continued