Investors adjusted expectations in February, as they attempted to decipher how tariffs, government austerity, and unresolved regional wars affect their investments and portfolios. As a result, market interest rates and equity prices declined based on how investors think those broader themes change future investment returns This year started differently than most in US equity markets. Specifically, US stocks have underperformed foreign stocks. Foreign stocks have offered investors favorable returns over two-months, while US stocks align closer to breakeven with beginning