The first quarter of 2022 saw both stock and bond markets fall, which is an unusual event that we thought warranted more discussion.  Generally speaking, bonds have experienced a 40-year bull market – and there’s rarely been bad news to tell our clients – but in Q1, bonds experienced their third worst quarter performance-wise in the past 50 years¹.  Given this background, we sat down with Mark Murphy, RIA’s Chief Investment Officer, to have him answer some of the burning questions we’re hearing from clients today.

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With stocks surging in recent weeks, many indexes have hit record highs. Do the laws of physics apply to financial markets – what goes up must come down? This month, we have a guest blog from Dimensional Fund Advisors that seeks to answer just that.

What Goes Up, Must Come Down?Read more