To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC Well, 2016 is in the books and it was, at the least, interesting. We will discuss primarily matters financial but some politics will, by needs, be addressed. The year began with the worst first five days in market history, as the major indexes fell over 5%. After…
To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC After the most volatile year in the stock market since 2011, the S&P 500 managed to finish with a total return, with dividends, of 1.38%. Even with the paltry results of 2015, since the beginning of 2009 the S&P 500 has returned 162.8% or 14.8% annualized. That…
To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC The market continued to march higher in 2014 with a third consecutive double-digit return for the S&P 500 – the first such streak since the 1990s. The index (with dividends) was up 13.65%. The stock market recovery from the depths of the financial crisis of 2008 has…
Financial services veteran Matthew W. Carper joins Louisville-based investment advisory firm in portfolio management and equity research (Louisville, KY) — Parthenon LLC has named Matthew W. Carper, CFA, as senior vice president and partner. He joins the firm’s four founding partners and two administrators, and will focus on portfolio management and equity research efforts. “Matt…
Louisville-based investment management firm stands strong through recession, remaining independently owned and retaining all original partners and staff since its inception in 1999. (Louisville, KY) — Louisville-based investment advisory firm Parthenon LLC is celebrating its 15th anniversary in April. Founded in 1999, Parthenon thrived during the downturn following the dot-com bust and navigated the 2008…
To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC The stock market surpassed the all-time high reached in 2007, those halcyon pre-crisis days, and kept on rising. The S&P 500 delivered the highest annual total return since 1997, up 32.4%. Only a short five years ago the world financial and economic systems were in total turmoil,…
To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC This would not seem to be a flavorful investment recipe: combine a “fiscal cliff” with a heated presidential election, and then add a pinch of tepid job growth and a large dash of economic uncertainty. Finally, top it off with a huge government deficit. Although that brew…
To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC The S&P 500 rose 9.5% in the first half, effectively delivering an average year’s total return in only six months though investor’s displayed little exuberance over the positive results. The beginning of 2012 was one of the most uncomfortable and angst- filled strong periods we can recall.…
To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC The S&P 500 started the year at 1257.64. The S&P 500 finished the year at 1257.60. If you followed the markets with more than just a passing interest in 2011, you would be forgiven for initially doubting those facts. After such a violent ride, with so many…
To Our Clients and Friends of Parthenon LLC 2010 Market Indices Results: Standard & Poor’s 500 15.1% Dow Jones Industrial Average 14.1% The broad equity markets moved solidly higher in 2010, propelled by a combination of strong corporate earnings growth and improving investor sentiment. The markets’ strength occurred within a global economic environment that did…