To download a printable version of this article: 201810 OPCM – Credit Markets, Another Rate Hike The third quarter saw yet another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. On […]

To download a printable version of this article: 201810 OPCM – Trim Taxes, Increase Cash Flow, or Save Time The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into legislation last […]

Growth stocks have outperformed value stocks for the past eleven years in nearly a straight line. Most investors are now dramatically overweight growth stocks and growth sectors like technology,communications, healthcare, […]

We are pleased that a number of new clients have chosen to work with OPCM in 2018.  As we analyze new client and prospective client portfolios, a common theme appears […]

Times change, but thankfully for longer term investors, short-sighted fear and greed in the financial markets remain the same. 2017 was the best year for emerging market (EM) equity returns […]

The best gift I ever received from my parents growing up was my very own checking account when I was 12 years old. This may sound a bit dull at […]

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again in June, marking the seventh rate hike since the Fed began its tightening campaign in late 2015. The Federal Funds rate now stands […]

For many decades, a multi-asset class approach delivered superior returns with less risk.  By approximately, equally weighting the major asset classes, an investor could earn 8-9% returns with far less […]

2017 extended the domestic equities bull market to nine years.  Over this span, equities were able to continuously ascend through a litany of worries and slow earnings growth because of […]

The alternatives asset class is one that typically doesn’t garner much attention and can be easy to overlook. The individual holdings themselves typically aren’t flashy, and, on balance, alternatives make […]