Year three of bull markets tend to be a little tamer, with the larger gains happening in years one and two. Of the 11 bull markets since WW II, three of them ended during year three, while the ones that didn’t end, saw an average gain of only 5.2%. LPL Research, March 23, 2022
At first glance, the 431,000 jobs added in March look like a deceleration from the job growth totals for January and February- 504,000 and 750,000 jobs added respectively. However, employers still added more jobs in March of 2022 than all but one month of the decade-long expansion during the 2010s. Axios, April 1, 2022
“Isn’t it appropriate that the month when taxes are due begins with April Fool’s Day and ends with cries of ‘May Day!’?” Unknown
Last year, for the first time on record, homeowners earned more from the increase in home values than income from their jobs. The typical U.S. home increased by $52,667 in value while the median full-time worker earned $50,000 before taxes. The Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2022
In 2017, one in four Russians believed the sun traveled around the earth. The Moscow Times, March 31, 2017
In 2020, among adults younger than 65, alcohol-related deaths outnumbered COVID-19 deaths. The New York Times, March 22, 2022
“Tetris taught me that if you fit in, you disappear.” Unknown
