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Marketwatch May 2023

Marketwatch May 2023

For April, the NASDAQ finished positive 0.37% and sits positive year-to-date 16.92%. The S&P 500 was positive 1.39% is positive year-to-date 8.91% while the Dow gained 1.84% and is up 3.24% year-to-date. The Federal Reserve reported in April that the M2 measure of...

Marketwatch April 2023

Marketwatch April 2023

Nothing about the first quarter’s performance was linear. The broad-based S&P 500 seesawed throughout the quarter, ending January on a high note before tumbling in February, rising again in March, 3.51%, and ultimately ending the quarter up about 7%. The...

Marketwatch March 2023

Marketwatch March 2023

For February, the NASDAQ finished down 3.05% and sits positive year-to-date 10.29%. The S&P 500 was negative 2.61% but remains positive year-to-date 3.40% while the Dow lost 4.44 in February and is down 2.91% year-to-date . Using M2 growth, alone, and Milton...

Marketwatch February 2023

Marketwatch February 2023

2023 February 1: Williams Steinert Mask knows that as we enter the year 2023, we are dealing with inflation and its impacts on central banks that were behind the curve and forced to firmly react on growth which put recession in question and put pressure on risk assets...

Marketwatch January 2023

Marketwatch January 2023

Goodbye 2022 – As we entered the year 2022, we dealt with old and new exogenous shocks, a pandemic becoming and endemic, and a conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But the year quickly became about inflation and its impacts on central banks that were behind the curve...

Marketwatch December 2022

Marketwatch December 2022

Are we now entering the next bull market? The Nasdaq gained 11.48% over the past month, bringing its YTD loss to (26.3%). The S&P 500 gained 10% bringing its YTD return to (14.01%) and the Dow gained 7.97% bringing its YTD returns to (4.93%). Last month we wrote,...

Marketwatch November 2022

Marketwatch November 2022

After the brutal September, the markets recovered some of the year-to-date (YTD) losses. The Nasdaq gained 4% over the past month, bringing its YTD loss to (30.1%). The S&P 500 gained 7.99% bringing its YTD return to (18.76%) and the Dow gained 13.95% bringing its...

Marketwatch October 2022

Marketwatch October 2022

September was brutal closing the month with a 9% decline in and slightly greater than 5% for the third quarter. The Nasdaq lost about 10.5% over the past month, bringing its quarterly loss to roughly 4%. Both indices had the worst September since 2008. September is...

Marketwatch September 2022

Marketwatch September 2022

August was not such a great month in the markets. The Dow lost 4.1% while the S&P 500 lost 4.2% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 4.6%. The markets weren’t doing too badly until Federal Reserve Chairman delivered his speech on Friday the 26th . Shortly afterward the...

Marketwatch August 2022

Marketwatch August 2022

July was a great month in markets. The Dow rose to a 6.7% gain while the S&P 500 added 9.1% for the month. The Nasdaq Composite, while still in bear market territory, is up roughly 12.4%. Those were the biggest monthly gains for all three indexes since 2020. Are...

Treat People Like Family

As a family-owned business, the team at Williams, Steinert, Mask is not only committed to treating each other like family but every single person that interacts with our company. From clients to organizations we volunteer with, showing respect and kindness is our number one goal every day.

Think Innovatively

When you hire Williams, Steinert, Mask you don't just hire one person, you hire an entire team that will work with you to get the best results for you. Thinking outside of the box to find what will work best is one of the things that makes WSM unique and we're proud of that quality. 

Do the Right Thing

Doing the right thing for our clients, for our employees and for our community is at the heart of what drives our company and is a chief motivator among our staff. As a team, we area always striving to be honest, trustworthy and dependable for everyone we come into contact with.

Work Hard Together

Williams, Steinert, Mask is a team of skilled individuals and we believe that our talents are best utilized when they are combined. You can expect a team of our employees to work with you to help find the best outcome.

Be Responsive with Respect

Putting our clients first is a top priority for the Williams, Steinert, Mask team, but treating everyone with respect and being in regular communication is our bread and butter. Making sure we are available to our clients is crucial to living out our other core values.

Improve Yourself Everyday

The company culture at Williams, Steinert, Mask is designed to foster growth and encourage professional and personal development because we truly believe that we best serve our clients when we are, ourselves growing and improving as individuals and as a team.