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Global share values continued to rise during the first three months of 2021. The equity markets, buoyed by reopening economies, particularly in the US, extended the upswing in prices that has remained intact since late March last year.

Corrections in equity markets are as inevitable as the passage of time but investors that remain focused on a coherent strategy and philosophy have in hand the best means to outpace inflation and to harvest real returns.

At the heart of this story are two very different sets of investors: professional managers of multibillion-dollar hedge funds and a small army of individual investors connected through social media.

Global equity markets ended the first month of 2021 mixed. After a slow start, US benchmark indexes registered new all‐time highs around the time of the Presidential Inauguration.

December capped a strong 2020 fourth quarter performance by both domestic and global equities.

September is traditionally one of the weakest months on the equity market calendar and this year was no exception.

After one of the worst first quarters in history, equity markets staged an impressive comeback in the three month period ended June 30.

On February 19, 2020, the S&P 500 recorded its highest ever close at just over 3386, up 4.8% for the year. 2020 was off to a cracking start and held potential promise for another great year.