March Thoughts

In such interesting and different times, some things still change very little – signs of Spring bring good weather, pleasant moods, gorgeous flowers, and March Madness showing up at our doorstep. It was just over a year ago, as we hear everywhere we look, that the Pandemic took hold of our lives. As we holed-up, the financial markets sank into, not the worst collapse ever by any stretch, but the FASTEST fall on record.  And then in a time when things looked so bleak, the markets found a bottom and began to rally higher.  Then they plodded forward for the remainder of the year and into 2021, defying all odds and prognostications. In truth, it became a market of some sectors rallying (those finding positive results and benefits from the Covid world), while other areas struggled (everything travel and leisure, energy, and financials).  And, in truth, a handful of themed