During the first half of 2022, U.S. Bonds performed worse than any full year since 1842. According to a May 6, 2022 article* in The Wall Street Journal, the performance […]

You can’t control a volatile market, yet you can control your strategies and rein in emotions to lower the probability of making a costly mistake.  You can’t control a volatile […]

Why are markets so volatile even though the Federal Reserve telegraphed their interest rate stance? Under the leadership of Chairman Jerome Powell, today’s Federal Reserve Board was supposed to be […]

Changing the way investors look at volatility from “risk” to “opportunity” can be the most powerful tool investors can utilize to combat turbulent times. 2021 was one of the better […]

How to ensure your financial life reflects your values and leaves the legacy you intend. We’ve had a special visitor come to our house recently. Every few months (twice this […]

The first quarter of 2022 was one of the worst on record for the bond market. Bond markets came under intense pressure during the first quarter, with all issues posting […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]