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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 |

To Annuitize or Not, That Is the Question

For retirees, choosing the most optimal pension option deserves a rigorous analysis. For many employees in the public and private sector who are facing the prospects of an imminent retirement, […]

July 19, 2021 | Financial Planning |

Credit Markets: Transitory or Non-Transitory Inflation?

Bond investors are not too concerned about a persistent increase in inflation. Much ink has been spilled over the past quarter on inflation, which has clearly made a resurgence as […]

July 19, 2021 | Fixed Income |

SPACs, CRYPTOs, NFTs, and IPOs: 2000 Déjà Vu and What They Mean for Your Portfolio

Recently, it seems like every day we read a headline about a new SPAC, crypto coin, NFT, or IPO that doubles in value in practically minutes.  Many of these “investments” […]

April 14, 2021 | Investment Commentary |

Let’s Get Fiscal

The equity market is not the only thing hitting an all-time high. US federal debt held by the public ended 2020 at $21 trillion, up from $9 trillion at the […]

April 14, 2021 | Economics |

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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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