If you were looking for a little encouragement after a volatile
December, the 1st quarter did not disappoint. Global markets strongly bounced back,
clocking in gains that would be considered
Happy New Year. Last year while writing the year-end
commentary, we were contemplating the Zen-like calm that had taken over the
markets. Nothing could scare investors: rising interest rates...no
biggie;
2017 was a banner year for markets. Rarely in history have the markets displayed such consistent increases. We first noted the calm in the market in our 2017
