On May 22, 2026, a new era of leadership began at the Federal Reserve. Kevin Warsh succeeded Jerome Powell as the 17th Chair of the Federal Reserve, while Powell remains […]
The Risk and Reward of Progress
The second quarter of 2026 was filled with records. A semiconductor index had its best quarterly return ever, putting it on pace for the best year since 1999, and leaving […]
WARMART
The conflict in Iran has caused many negative repercussions, from recession and inflation fears due to the nearly 100% spike in oil prices year-to-date, to the overall economic uncertainty caused […]
The Other Guys
For the better part of three years, the S&P 500 has not really been an index of 500 stocks. It has been an index of roughly ten, with 490 other […]
Your 2026 Markets Calendar – From Calm to Chaos and Back
Excluding a sharp and brutal 20% correction in the spring, which pushed most asset classes deeply into a performance hole, 2025 was a relatively low-volatility year. All major asset classes […]
The S&P 500 Concentration
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 […]









