Investment Insights

Shifting Narratives
As we started 2026, global stocks hovered near all-time highs and investors’ expectations for the year seemed relatively clear: inflation would continue to ease, the

No Signs of Stopping
May was another month for the record books. Global stock markets continued their strong advance following April’s stellar recovery from the pullback caused by the

No April Showers
Stock markets are off to a very strong start to the second quarter of 2026, having recovered all losses stemming from the conflict in the

Where do we go from here?
We entered 2026 on the heels of another strong year of market performance. Global stocks hovered near all-time highs, the economic backdrop was sound, and

Recognizing Increased Uncertainty
When periods of weakness in the markets occur, it is vitally important for investors of long-term portfolios to “stay the course.” Here at JNBA Financial

Implications of the Iran Conflict
Financial markets were already in a sensitive spot at the end of February amidst a growing backdrop of challenging economic and inflationary data and heightened