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The Great Fall of China

The consensus seems to feel Chinese equities are uninvestable. Read why the herd could be wrong. The year was 2019. Chinese equities were in the middle of a strong year. […]

January 16, 2022 | Global Equities |

Mid-Cycle: Keep Calm and Carry On

What might monetary tightening bring for markets? Markets have navigated the recovery phase of the economic cycle supported by monetary and fiscal authorities who have injected record levels of liquidity […]

January 16, 2022 | Economics |

My New Year’s Resolution: Protection from Fraud

An ounce of prevention is preferable to the hours a cure could take. Welcome to 2022! I have always been keen to set New Year’s resolutions, but this year I […]

January 16, 2022 | Financial Planning |

Credit Markets: Slower Growth Ahead?

The average U.S. bond had a negative total return in 2021 for the first time since 2013. The fourth quarter was another volatile one for interest rates as credit markets […]

January 16, 2022 | Fixed Income |

Buy Economically Sensitive for a Sensitive Economy

Where are the superior risk/rewards in this sensitive economy? Many investments have more than doubled since their pandemic lows.  However, the U.S. equities market is in an interesting position as […]

October 12, 2021 | Global Equities |

Quantitative Easing, Tapering, Liftoff, and Rolloff

What Does It All Mean? The primary monetary policy tool for central banks is setting the level of short-term interest rates.  For the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), this means adjusting […]

October 12, 2021 | Economics |

Three Powerful Tax Strategies to Evaluate Now

With 2021 coming to a close, and major tax code changes being debated in Washington, now is an opportune time to evaluate three powerful tax strategies, which could be advantageous […]

October 12, 2021 | Financial Planning |

Credit Markets: An Interest Rate Tug-of-War

It was a volatile third quarter for credit markets. Interest rates continued to experience significant volatility in the third quarter with the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond beginning the quarter […]

October 12, 2021 | Fixed Income |

Which Flation Is In Our Future?

How have our portfolios defended against recent inflation?  Is inflation or disinflation in our future? Recent inflation headlines have been startling: “Lumber prices spike to an all-time high,” “Oil prices […]

July 19, 2021 | Economics |

Forgotten to Favored

Through the first half of 2021, Natural Resources and Real Estate are amongst the best performing asset classes – we’ll look at what drove this performance and offer an outlook […]

July 19, 2021 | Real Estate , Natural Resources |

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Authors

  • Aaron Szager, CFP
  • Alexandra Sandberg, CFP®, ChFC®, ECA
  • Ben Viemeister, CFA
  • Charles Osborne
  • Chuck Else
  • Dan Haut, CFP®, CIMA®
  • Jack Fagan, CFA
  • Jason Rodnick, CFA
  • Jay Skaalen, CFA, CFP®
  • Jim Baer
  • Justin McNichols, CFA
  • Karen McMillan, CFP®
  • Tom Piro, CFP®, Enrolled Agent
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