Second Quarter of 2022

During the second quarter of 2022, equities accelerated the march into bear territory as inflation concerns, and the resulting rise in interest rates, continued to grow on the back of persisting supply chain and geopolitical issues. No equity market segments were spared from the downturn, though some areas were hit harder than others as the high-valuation, tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 took the brunt of the decline after ending the quarter down 22.30%, bringing year-to-date (YTD) losses to 29.22%.

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