Easton Episcopal FundsCategory: More News and Updates
Snapshot April 30, 2026
March was a difficult month, not surprisingly, but April was better with a gross return of 6.65% and a year to date gross return of 4.71%, 36 basis points ahead of the EEF policy benchmark. The upcoming transition in the…
Read MoreSnapshot March 31, 2026
It will surprise no one who has been paying even desultory attention to the news that last month was hit by a storm of headlines that did not help the market. Historical knowledge can add perspective and also some guidance,…
Read MoreVice Chair’s Annual Report to 158th Convention
Last year, 2025, was once again a volatile year. The beginning of the year was torn by the confusion of new tariffs and a new posturing of the U.S. on the world stage. As the year progressed, a more predictable view…
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Snapshot December 31, 2025
Phew! It’s been a volatile year. Even so, the Fund was up 14.60%, which put the Easton Episcopal Funds in the top 26% of the universe of comparable balanced funds. The Board of Managers, who carefully watch the market, interest…
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Snapshot October 31,2025
The Fed dropped interest rates a quarter point in September and again in October by another quarter point, which put the rate between 3.75 and 4%. As usual, Fed Chair Powell’s verbiage has been quietly cautious, in contrast to a…
Read MoreSnapshot September 30, 2025
The market continues to thumb its nose at uncertainty. As a result, the Board of Managers, with its collective experience, professional expertise, and historical memory is watching even more closely. Since the Federal Reserve Board reduced the Federal Funds rate…
Read MoreSnapshot July 31, 2025
Some of the media was focused on a Will-they-or-won’t-they? guessing game (sometimes called punditry) trying to predict whether the Fed will decrease interest rates in their July meeting. There was much ado in the news and on various social media…
Read MoreSnapshot August 31, 2025
Whether it’s the wall of worry, the slough of despond, or the rabbit hole, the market seems to have shrugged off at least for now some of the uncertainty to continue its climb. Whatever the cause (in part potentially the…
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