The Rate Outlook The Federal Reserve opted for a 75-basis-point increase in the update data Fed Funds Rate in June. This was higher than its previous guidance of 50- basis points....
Sky-High Inflation As business closures and shelter in place orders were removed, pent up demand was released. We first began to see the economic ramifications of this in April...
60/40 Has Treated Us Well For the past 40 years, investors have favored a 60/40 portfolio allocation, where 60% is invested in equities and 40% invested in bonds. Investors were...
A Grim Start for Equities Equity markets have been battered thus far in 2022. Since the Fed signaled a more hawkish tone on fighting inflation, investors have soured on stocks,...
Don’t Poke the Bear... Some investors are wondering: Is now the time to rebalance my portfolio? Is the worst behind us or ahead of us? While we cannot be certain about the future,...
Current Market Environment We find ourselves questioning the maxim, “Good things come to those who wait.” After waiting years for interest rates to rise, thereby ushering in a...
THE RISKS OF A LONG-ONLY PORTFOLIO Many leading economic indicators are flashing warning signs for investors. As such, investors have been selling equity stakes since the...
BREAKING DOWN HEDGE FUNDS The term hedge fund carries a plethora of connotations, some good and some bad. On one hand, notable hedge funds have pioneered investing strategies,...
Flip on financial TV, and you might come across a segment about the so-called death of value investing. After years of outperformance from high-flying and sexy growth stocks, many...
Current Market Environment The new year started as we expected: inflation continuing to rise, the Federal Reserve getting increasingly hawkish, interest rates rising, and with a...
