Spring Thaw Dear Valued Clients and Friends, MARKET PERSPECTIVE: As the ice went out on the 2nd earliest date on record in the first quarter, the chill that set into the markets early in the first couple of months of Q1 is just now beginning to thaw. The stock market began 2016 much as it ended in December, in a sharp downtrend with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Russell 2000 Growth Indexes down, 5.07%, 7.86%, and 10.87%, respectively. Many of the reasons for this weaknes