<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Armfield Wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armfield Wealth 1]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/insights</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:32:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.armfieldwealth.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations February 2, 2026 The S&#38;P 500 started the new year with an impressive 1.4% return in January, while the MSCI All Country World index gained even more, rising 2.9% in the first month of the year. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index had a weaker start, increasing just 0.1% in January. There were a number of geopolitical events this month including a large military operation in Venezuela, threats to Greenland and Denmark (which includes the...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-january-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41383455402997537dac</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:45:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 rose 3.2% in November, building on October's gains and leaving the index up 16.9% for the year. The MSCI All Country World index rose 2.8% in November, improving its year-to-date return to 14.7%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 0.6% during November, which increased its year-to-date gain to 7.5%. November was another strong month for markets as the economy continued to grow, the Federal Reserve cut rates for a third time...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-december-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d55</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 rose 2.5% in October, a strong result for a month that is sometimes called Octoberphobia due to its reputation for market crashes. The MSCI All Country World index rose 2.2% in October, improving its year-to-date return to 11.6%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 0.3% during October, which increased its year-to-date gain to 6.9%. October was another positive month for markets as the economy continued to grow, the Federal...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-november-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d52</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 rose 1.8% in September, continuing its record-setting pace. The MSCI All Country World index rose 1.6% in September, improving its year-to-date return to 9.2%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 1.2% during September, which increased its year-to-date gain to 6.6%. September was a positive month for markets, defying the historical tendency for it to be the worst month of the year. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-october-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d56</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 01:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 rose 2.1% in August, continuing its recovery and reaching new all-time highs. The MSCI All Country World index rose 2.0% in August, improving its year-to-date return to 7.5%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 1.0% during August, which increased its year-to-date gain to 5.3%. Markets continued their strong performance in August, reaching new all-time highs as the tariff situation continued to improve and economic data...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-september-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d54</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - August 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 rose 1.5% in July, continuing its recovery. The MSCI All Country World index rose 1.2% in July, improving its year-to-date return to 5.4%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 0.5% during July, which increased its year-to-date gain to 4.3%. Markets continued their gradual recovery in July as trade negotiations progressed and corporate earnings came in better than expected. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady again,...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-august-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d4e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 01:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 rose 3.5% in June, further extending its recovery from the April lows. The MSCI All Country World index also rose 2.8% in June, improving its year-to-date return to 4.1%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 0.4% during June, which increased its year-to-date gain to 3.8%. Markets continued to recover in June as the tariff situation stabilized and economic data remained positive. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady,...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-july-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d51</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 01:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 rose 4.8% in May, recovering all of April's losses and returning to positive territory for the year. The MSCI All Country World index also rose 4.5% in May, improving its year-to-date return to 1.2%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 0.8% during May, which increased its year-to-date gain to 3.4%. Markets bounced back strongly in May as the US and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade war, reducing tariffs...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-june-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d50</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - May 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 fell -4.3% in April, continuing the losses from March. The MSCI All Country World index also fell -3.5% in April, reducing its year-to-date return to -3.2%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 0.4% during April, which increased its year-to-date gain to 2.6%. April was a turbulent month for markets as President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on April 2nd (Liberation Day) that were larger than expected. The stock market fell...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-may-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d53</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 01:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 fell -5.6% in March, giving back most of its year-to-date gains. The MSCI All Country World index also fell -4.0% in March, reducing its year-to-date return to 0.3%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 0.0% during March, which leaves its year-to-date gain at 2.2%. Markets fell sharply in March as concerns around tariffs intensified and began to drag on the economy. Consumer confidence fell and manufacturing activity...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-april-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a41033455402997537d4f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 01:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 fell -1.3% in February, giving back most of January's gains. The MSCI All Country World index rose 0.7% in February, boosted by strong performance from European markets, improving its year-to-date return to 4.5%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index rose 2.2% during February, giving it a year-to-date gain of 2.2%. The stock market fell in February as uncertainty around tariffs began to weigh on investor sentiment. The tariff...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-march-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a4008145da5e3830ad40a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 01:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - February 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 rose 2.8% in January, which gave it a strong start to the year. The MSCI All Country World index also rose during the month, gaining 3.8%, which improved its year-to-date return to 3.8%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index was unchanged during January, leaving its year-to-date return at 0.0%. The stock market rose sharply following the inauguration of the new president, with investors optimistic about economic growth, lower taxes...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-february-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a4008145da5e3830ad412</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 02:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthly Observations - January 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chris Zaccarelli Monthly Observations The S&#38;P 500 fell -2.4% in December, which reduced its strong year-to-date gains to +23.3%. The MSCI All Country World index also fell during the month, losing -2.6%, reducing its year-to-date return to 15.5%. The Bloomberg BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index also fell -1.6% during December, which reduced its year-to-date gain to only 1.3%. Both the stock and bond markets fell during December. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time in a...]]></description><link>https://www.armfieldwealth.com/post/monthly-observations-january-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a4008145da5e3830ad40b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 02:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15bdce_ae5c24be6d224e43bf27a62e3eaa1d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_204,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Zaccarelli</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>