Herd mentality comes from the idea that following the crowd will lead to your desired goals based on the assumption that the knowledge of the many must be greater than that of the few, or the actions of the many must be more accurate than the actions of the few.
Markets ended 2023 on a high note, rebounding nicely after a disappointing third quarter. The year was certainly not without its challenges, including the steepest borrowing costs in over 20 years, a regional banking crisis, and escalating geopolitical turbulence.
The first half of 2023 provided investors with plenty of headlines to digest—from a mini-banking crisis to a continuation of rising interest rates, and Congress taking the debt ceiling debate down to the wire.
Doug and Eric Loftus recently sat down to discuss current headlines in the banking industry as we have received a lot of questions from our clients about it. One of the bigger concerns is in regards to recent news surrounding Silicon Valley Bank in California which was taken over by the FDIC and the state of California a few days later.
Quarterly Commentary: First Quarter 2024
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