Intrinsic Financial Design Group

We cut the cheese all morning — and for once, everyone was proud of it.🧀🧀
We had a blast at this month's volunteering slicing, bagging, and conquering 2,000 pounds of mozzarella!

We can offically add; Master Packers📦, Expert Sorters✔️ and Professional Cheese Cutters🧀 to our skills lists.

We hope you will join us on next month's adventure!

Stocks surged in April, delivering their strongest monthly gains in five years as solid economic data, easing geopolitical tensions, and upbeat first-quarter earnings lifted investor sentiment. The Nasdaq climbed 15.29%, the S&P 500 rose 10.42%, and the Dow gained 7.14%, while Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite added 3.65%. With no Fed meeting in May, attention turns to remarks from Fed officials and how evolving economic data may shape expectations moving forward. From \$34.1 billion in U.S. spending to the popularity of Mother’s Day dining and gifts, this month’s By the Numbers highlights how families celebrate the occasion.

Monthly Market Insights | May 2026 Stocks surged in April, notching their best month in five years as investors cheered upbeat economic news, efforts to lower tensions in the Middle East, and first-quarter results.