Another week and another step closer to getting back to normal. We do not know about you, but around this office and community there is a sense of optimism in the air as flowers begin to bloom, vaccines get injected, and the economic mac [...]

Happy Easter! This was a special weekend in the Insight Family as many of us were able to come together to celebrate the Easter Holiday – the first time we have been able to get our families together in over a year. Vaccines have been giv [...]

For the last few months, you have heard us talking at length about interest rates and, more importantly, why the Federal Reserve’s plan to keep rates low will have a positive impact on stock market performance.  While we have talked about [...]

Last week was Spring Break week for most of the country. If there is anything symbolic of the reopening of the country, last week was it. One year ago, families were cancelling their trips, staying off planes, and preparing for schools an [...]

Last week marked one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. On March 11, 2020, the head of the WHO stepped to a podium and stated what was by then clear to most of the world: COVID-19 was raging out of control. By then it was becomi [...]

The snow is melting, and the sun is out. It may not technically be spring, but here in Iowa, we have a bit more pep in our step after what was as long and cold winter. The market may not have gotten the hint this week, but the world just [...]

The markets had a tough week last week. And while it was not nearly as dramatic as the selloffs we have seen in the last year, it was notable for one reason: it was driven by a new fear of inflation (and its cousin: rising interest rates) [...]