Market Update | October 2026

So markets, I mean, on a year to date basis, earnings and U.S. stocks and revenue reports have really been have been picking up and they've been OK.

So we've had a resilient economy so far and that has really helped.

So on the U.S. stock front, S&P 500 up 100%.

over 15% through October 6.

The international and developed markets also up both between 10% and 17%.

So that's a pretty wide range, but still very strong.

And then the Dow up just about 7%.

And bonds have struggled a bit.

They're They're up about 2% and in some areas down about 2%, so really a mix there.

But overall, really strong.

I mean, what we're looking at is economic growth.

It's still fairly strong.

We have jobs.

We did have a slowdown in the job market here in the last report, but that's actually going to help because we are dealing with inflation still, mostly driven by a lot of what's going on in the Middle East today.

So we did see interest rates increase.

I know that was a big headline as we were expecting some decreases this year.

But we have had an increase in September of 0.25 percent and we'll see probably another increase again.

But markets have already have already priced that in.

So honestly, like we always say, a diversified portfolio.

You heard I talked about U.S. stocks up 15 percent, international up between 10 and 17 percent.

and bonds pretty much flat for the most part.

So you've got to have a diversified portfolio.

That's what's going to help you reach your goals.