Just before breaking for the holidays, Congress passed the $900 Billion Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 to help households, retirees, small and large businesses, and to […]
Credit Markets: A Year to Remember?
As much as most would like to forget about 2020, it was a year to remember for the fixed income markets. From the historically aggressive monetary policy of the Federal […]
The Good and The Bad of Rising Interest Rates
Since bottoming at a close of 0.54% on March 9, 2020, the 10-year US Treasury yield has slowly and quietly risen nearly 70% to 0.89% as of this writing. With […]
The Rotation from Growth to Value
The financial media has recently begun to focus on the ongoing rotation from U.S. growth stocks to U.S. value stocks. Specifically, a rotation out of high valuation, momentum growth companies. […]
Managing Portfolios During the Most Unique Election of Our Time
We examine four possible Presidential election outcomes and the effect on our portfolios. Every four years, as the presidential election approaches, there is typically a certain level of anxiety investors […]
Early Cycle: Disconnects and Volatility
In this article we examine the interplay of markets, the economy, and volatility. Layoffs. Bankruptcies. Vacancies. Despite persistent negative economic news, financial markets have rallied. This disconnect can cause confusion. […]
Tax in the Time of COVID
A prescription for year-end financial planning. Welcome to October 2020, month seven in what some are calling the New Abnormal. Like many people, I’m growing a little tired of my […]
Credit Markets: A New Policy Paradigm
The Federal Reserve announced a significant change in policy during the quarter. The biggest news during the third quarter for credit markets came in late August with Fed Chairman Jerome […]
Why Multi-Asset Class Investing Is Poised to Outperform
This whitepaper discusses why, after a period of significant outperformance by U.S. equities, we believe a broadly diversified portfolio of multiple asset classes is destined to outperform a portfolio of […]
Election 2020: Where Do We Go from Here?
Regardless of who wins the presidential election, tax rates are likely to increase. The election in November may prove to be one of the most consequential in modern history. With […]










