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<![endif]-->In the Eye of the Storm<br/>May 2, 2022](http://static.fmgsuite.com/media/downloadables/images/variantSize/841ef69b-3609-4415-9f36-6a15bcdcdb2c.jpg?v=1)
In the Eye of the Storm
May 2, 2022
Not since March of 2020, during the early panic associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, has the stock market suffered such a bad month. The S&P500 was down 8.72% in April. The Barclays Aggregate Bond Index was down 3.78%.
The natural question to ask is when absolute performance will be positive. The short answer is that the bond market needs to heal before the equity market can stabilize. The long answer follows.