Quarterly Market Perspectives Archive

QMP, our quarterly newsletter, offers views on the market and economic topics of interest to investors.

Winter 2026

  • Watch the Horizon, Focus on Quality
  • What Makes Woodstock a Unique Value Proposition for Clients?
  • Is There a Bubble in AI Stocks?
  • A Look at Drawdown Triggers
  • The Obesity Epidemic and Weight Loss Drugs
  • Tax Update: The Art and Strategy of Taxation


Fall 2025

  • Resist the Fool’s Errand in International Investing
  • Rough Seas Ahead or Steady as She Goes?
  • Tax Update: Claiming Social Security and Avoiding State Taxes


Summer 2025

  • Ask Woodstock About 10.72%
  • Long-Term Rates Will Steer the Economy
  • Tax Implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act


Spring 2025

  • Keep a Long-term Perspective in an Uncertain World
  • As Optimism Shifts to Concern, Take the Long View
  • Tax Update: Who Pays Taxes and Funds Social Welfare?


Winter 2025

  • Venture Capital, Reviewable Rules, and an Enviable Record
  • Trump 2.0: What’s Different This Time?
  • Tax Update: Policy Changes and Word Salad


Fall 2024

  • The Investable Universe
  • Economic Outlook Under the Second Trump Presidency
  • Tax Update: Long-term Planning around Social Security & Investments
  • Supporting Young Hockey Players – For Pete’s Sake


Summer 2024

  • Cooperation, Quality, and Tech Lessons
  • Are Artificial Intelligence Stocks in a Bubble?
  • Sunset Strategies and Docile Taxpayers
  • A Tribute to Nelson J. Darling, Jr


Spring 2024

  • Looking Ahead with Optimism
  • The First 50% Is Always the Hardest
  • Will 2017’s Successful Tax Reforms Continue After 2025?

Winter 2024

  • How to Evaluate the Private Equity Market Now
  • Is Disinflation Transitory?
  • Tax Update: Tax Planning, Retirement Plans and IRS Efficiency


Fall 2023

  • Resist the Fool’s Errand in International Investing
  • Rough Seas Ahead or Steady as She Goes?
  • Tax Update: Claiming Social Security and Avoiding State Taxes


Summer 2023

  • Eyes on Money Market Funds and Private Equity
  • An Unusually Strong Recovery
  • Artificial Intelligence: Possibilities and Pitfalls
  • Tax Update: IRS Changes the Rules of the Game
  • Shining a Bright Light on an Unsung Hero: Julie Phippen


Spring 2023

  • Be Steady an Vigilant
  • Market Momentum, Bank Bailouts, and Recession or Soft Landing?
  • Tax Update: Tax Revenues, Secure Act Dates, and Student Loans


Winter 2023

  • Creating Wealth in an Ironic Financial Environment
  • The Fed Prescribes Pain
  • Woodstock Corporation: Services, Structure & Skill
  • Retirement, Estate Tax Changes, and Adventurous Tax Planning


Fall 2022

  • A Path Through the Turmoil
  • Grimace Now, Smile Later
  • How Should You View the Market Downturn?
  • Tax Roundup: Record IRS Revenue Intake, Excessive Penalties, and TIPS


Summer 2022

  • Wall Street Catches Up
  • A Difficult Period for Stocks
  • Tax Update: Correspondence Audits and Charitable Distributions


Spring 2022

  • Why Investing Directly in Stocks Serves Investors Well
  • As the Fed Fights Inflation, Can Recession Be Far Behind?
  • Tax Update: Extensions, Capital Gains, and Social Security

Winter 2022

  • Trends to Watch in the Year Ahead
  • Inflation Presents a New Challenge
  • Tax Update: Revenue Debates and the State of the IRS


Fall 2021

  • A Middle Ground for Investors
  • Peering Down From Way Above Trend, A Look at the TINA Problem and Portfolio Rebalancing Headwinds
  • What’s a Client to Do?
  • Tax Roundup: Tax Guide, Social Security, and Tax Gaps


Summer 2021

  • Investment Strategies and Tactics for Tricky Times
  • Remember Normal? Economy Reaccelerates at Full Tilt
  • Tax Update


Spring 2021

  • Risk Factors: Regulatory Oversight and Inflation
  • A Case in Contrast
  • Bright Light at End of Pandemic Tunnel: The Great American Reopening
  • Tax Update


Winter 2021

  • Sleep Well by Setting Limits and Watching
  • The Limits of Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  • Socially Responsible and ESG Investing – Trendy Topic or The New Normal?
  • Woodstock Welcomes Benjamin Dawson as Senior VP & Portfolio Manager
  • Tax Update
  • Trip Sparked Idea for Nonprofit to Benefit Women in Africa


Fall 2020

  • A Perspective on Volatility, Complexity, and Other Asset Classes
  • “Covid Stocks” and Pandemic Ripple Effects
  • Tax Update


Summer 2020

  • US Shines in Share of World Market Capitalization
  • One Part of Growth Investing
  • What Will the Recovery Look Like?
  • Tax Update


Spring 2020

  • An Optimal Asset Mix for the Win
  • Corona Virus Pandemic: Stimulus and Response
  • The Hard Work at Woodstock
  • Cash Component
  • Tax Update

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