The past twenty-five years have been marked by asset bubbles, a global financial crisis, multiple bear markets, and rock-bottom interest rates for nearly half of the time. As we enter […]
The Artificial Intelligence Era
Artificial intelligence (AI) was a 2024 leadership theme across asset classes. Whether it was data centers in real estate, energy assets powering data centers in natural resources, semiconductor companies fueling […]
The Cheapest Most Expensive Index in History
Is this arguably the cheapest most expensive U.S. equities market in history? We examine this extreme investing environment. Entering 2024, investors were generally positive about the prospect of a solid […]
Cutting Through the Noise
As the Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates, we take a look at the wide range of implications across all asset classes. It may seem hard to believe given […]
THE OPAQUE WEALTH MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
Where Consumers Must Navigate Through Meaningless Designations, High Fees, and Poor Portfolio Management to Find the Right Firm Justin McNichols, CFA After more than two decades at Osborne Partners, and […]
Are We a Growth Manager or a Value Manager? … Yes
The financial media spends much of each day trotting out fund manager X, who was up 30% last year or analyst Y, whose five-star picks rose 50%. After a while, […]
Stray and Pray
From the October 2023 lows through the first quarter of 2024, global equities are up over 25%, some specific industries are up over 50%, and many artificial intelligence-related assets are […]
Investing in Innovation – Learning From the Past
Famed investor Peter Lynch’s quote on the 1848 Gold Rush encapsulates both the promise and peril of investing amid periods of speculation. Opportunity springs from enabling new innovations, but danger […]
Mid-Year Asset Class Stoplight
How has Osborne Partners’ asset-class positioning changed since the October 2022 lows? Markets surprised the consensus view in the first half of 2023. Entering the year, the common view for […]
Now What?
In 2022, equity markets faced a major dilemma. Inflation had launched from core CPI of barely 1% to a level quickly approaching 7%. The economy was growing at a fast […]