Top of Mind: Five Charts for Investors

Top of Mind: Five Charts for Investors

Top of Mind: 5 Charts for Investors June 20, 2022. Mark Barry, CFA: The first half of 2022 has proved challenging for investors, as a combination of appreciable headwinds has weighed on financial markets and pressured asset prices. These headwinds – inflation, rising...
Cryptocurrency Update: Terra and Stablecoins

Cryptocurrency Update: Terra and Stablecoins

Cryptocurrency Update: Terra and Stablecoins   May 13, 2022.  By Kevin Donohue: With the recent news about the stablecoin TerraUST selling off, there is a potential for further losses in Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market as a whole. While it is difficult to...
Top of Mind: Five Charts for Investors

Bonds in a Rising Interest Rate Environment

Bonds in a Rising Interest Rate Environment April 8, 2022. By J.D. Wolfsberg: Background Interest rates have been near record lows since the onset of the pandemic when the Federal Reserve introduced unprecedented stimulus to support the economy during a period of...
Russia/Ukraine: Geopolitical Events, Stocks, and Commentary

Russia/Ukraine: Geopolitical Events, Stocks, and Commentary

We hope you enjoy this commentary and with a quickly shifting geopolitical landscape, kindly note the time of the writing was prior to posting, with comments made based on events leading up to February 26, 2022.  By Mark Barry, CFA: Following weeks of speculation, on...
Russia/Ukraine: Geopolitical Events, Stocks, and Commentary

Performance and Benchmark Considerations

Performance Considerations: Diversification and Benchmarks January 31, 2022. By J.D. Wolfsberg: In covering the financial markets, the media often focuses on three prominent market indices; ‘The Dow’ ‘The S&P 500’ and the ‘Nasdaq’. These popular indices represent...