US Economic Update October 2021
Employers added 531,000 jobs in October, bringing the unemployment to 4.6%. On its face, this seemed like a strong report, but the market was [...]
CCM Commentary Q3/2021
MARKET SUMMARY: Stocks began the third quarter on the same strong legs to which we have been accustomed, gaining over 5% by the beginning [...]
Market Volatility
We have fielded several calls about market volatility and the 5% pull back in the market during September. Like many of you, recent market [...]
US Economic Update August 2021
The latest employment report disappointed, below even the lowest economist’s estimate. The US added a total of 235,000 jobs during August versus a median [...]
Is This Time Different? A Comparison of Today’s Stock Market to the Dot-Com Bubble of 2000 and Housing Bubble of 2008
CCM’s history stretches back well over thirty years, and the two darkest periods for the stock market during our tenure were the Dot-Com Bubble [...]