Graves Light Lenhart February ’23 Market Commentary

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Jitters returned in February, largely due to concerns over inflation and the resulting impact on
interest rates. February’s selloff was triggered by the release of January’s largely stronger-than-expected
economic indicators.

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Graves Light Lenhart November ’22 Market Commentary

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Positive price momentum continued through November, with markets rallying on better than
expected inflation data.

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Graves Light Lenhart October ’22 Market Commentary

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Markets rallied strongly during October, driven in part by a new policy “pivot” narrative which revolved around the potential slowdown in the pace of rate hikes being implemented by the Federal Reserve (Fed).

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Q4 2022 Newsletter

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The most recent quarter (September-end) witnessed losses across asset classes and, therefore, client accounts. In our previous quarterly newsletter (June-end), we wrote that “there was no place to hide”, which, unfortunately, succinctly summed up the latest quarterly experience as well.

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Graves Light Lenhart August ’22 Market Commentary

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Markets entered August in rebound mode but reversed course to end the month in negative territory after a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) weighed on performance.

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Graves Light Lenhart July ’22 Market Commentary

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July provided relief across many asset classes as a sizable late month bounce, in large part triggered by the market’s view for potential slowing in the pace of future rate hikes by the Federal Reserve (Fed).

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Graves Light Lenhart May ’22 Market Commentary

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Markets roundtripped during May as key benchmarks flirted with “bear market” territory –defined as any peak-to-trough drawdown of 20% or more – with most market segments clawing back to close out the month broadly unchanged.

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Graves Light Lenhart January ’22 Market Commentary

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New Year optimism quickly turned to caution as the major U.S. stock indices ran into trouble.

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