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by  | Jan 10, 2025 | 
“In the business world, unfortunately, the rear-view mirror is always clearer than the...
by  | Dec 18, 2024 | 
When the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates because they...
by  | Nov 25, 2024 | 
Nuclear energy is an increasingly attractive option for investors looking to...
by  | Nov 1, 2024 | 
“The cure for high prices is high prices. The cure for low prices is low prices.” ─...
by  | Sep 10, 2024 | , 
 us as our portfolio managers explore what defines a...
by  | Sep 9, 2024 | 
Commercial real estate (CRE) is deeply influenced by the level and trajectory of...
by  | Aug 13, 2024 | 
Investing in hard assets like real estate, precious metals, and natural resources...
by  | Jul 17, 2024 | 
“An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere...
by  | Jun 24, 2024 | , 
 us as our portfolio managers discuss the...
by  | May 21, 2024 | 
In the dynamic world of cryptocurrencies, the emergence of Bitcoin...
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 us as our portfolio managers...
by  | May 2, 2024 | 
In recent years, the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) across various...
by  | Apr 24, 2024 | 
“Although gold and silver are not by nature money, money is by nature gold and silver.” ...
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by  | Feb 2, 2024 | 
Decades ago, American investors tended to view the U.S. as the center of the investing...
by  | Jan 29, 2024 | 
“You can never predict how (the) market will react. You can model it. You may try to...
by  | Dec 11, 2023 | 
Annuities are among the most common financial products currently available in the...
by  | Nov 13, 2023 | , 
 Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities...
by  | Oct 23, 2023 | 
“I’m still trying to process why long-end...
by  | Oct 6, 2023 | , 
 Managing Your Money is a financial video...
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by  | Aug 29, 2023 | 
The notion that “money talks” has been around for thousands of years, and its...
by  | Aug 22, 2023 | , 
 Managing Your Money is a...
by  | Aug 16, 2023 | , 
 Your Money is a financial...
by  | Aug 1, 2023 | 
 unsustainable move, the...
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by  | Jul 19, 2023 | 
“For on one side lay Scylla and on the other divine Charybdis terribly sucked down the...
by  | Jul 3, 2023 | 
The investment landscape is currently undergoing a massive shift. Although it’s true the...
by  | Apr 20, 2023 | 
“Winter is coming." ─ Ned Stark, “Game of Thrones” In the investment world, “winter” can...
by  | Mar 1, 2023 | 
With rising borrowing costs and low supply, investing in real estate during inflation...
by  | Feb 14, 2023 | 
Gold is a safe haven in times of economic turmoil and uncertainty. Gold is a hard asset...
by  | Feb 9, 2023 | 
With changes in the financial landscape, you may be wondering how aggressively you...
by  | Jan 27, 2023 | 
We've all experienced the effects of inflation in one way or another, and whether you...
by  | Jan 13, 2023 | 
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked” ─ Warren Buffett...
by  | Dec 20, 2022 | 
Should I Invest in Stocks? Investors, and prospective investors, are scanning news...
by  | Nov 22, 2022 | 
Should I Invest in Treasury Bonds During Inflation? Few people see the value of...
by  | Oct 21, 2022 | 
“When you remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” ─...
by  | Aug 18, 2022 | 
It's impossible to be a consumer these days and not be keenly aware that inflation is at...
by  | Jul 7, 2022 | 
“If you don’t have price stability, the economy is really not going to work the way it’s...
by  | Apr 25, 2022 | 
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” ─ Mark...
by  | Mar 23, 2022 | 
Despite Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s recent prediction of a cooling in...
by  | Feb 14, 2022 | 
While elevated inflation levels are typically a sign of a healthy economy, they could...
by  | Jan 21, 2022 | 
“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same...
by  | Oct 18, 2021 | 
“It fell to the floor, an exquisite thing, a small thing, that could upset balances and...
by  | Jul 15, 2021 | 
“Most of the recent rise in inflation appears likely to be transitory, and FOMC...
by  | Jun 9, 2021 | 
While a company’s financial performance is obviously a major factor in determining its...
by  | Apr 22, 2021 | 
“Viewed in the abstract, the Federal Reserve System had the power to abort the inflation...
by  | Apr 21, 2021 | 
There is no shortage of opinions pertaining to investing the right way. Depending on who...
Socially responsible investing (SRI) has exploded in popularity in recent years and is...
by  | Mar 29, 2021 | 
The approaches investors use to grow their investment portfolio are varied and sometimes...
by  | Mar 22, 2021 | 
In recent years, emerging markets have become an alternative for investors who want to...
by  | Mar 15, 2021 | 
This past year has been a roller-coaster ride for many investors. Domestic stocks...
by  | Mar 13, 2021 | 
As a follow up to our most recent quarterly commentary, Investing in an Era of Low Yield...
by  | Jan 28, 2021 | 
“Deadly Charybdis—can’t I possibly cut and run from her And still fight Scylla off when...
by  | Nov 17, 2020 | 
“Buy low, sell high” is every investor’s mantra, though it’s rarely as simple as it...
by  | Oct 13, 2020 | 
“It’s the economy, stupid!” ─ James Carville The reputations for presidents in the...
by  | Oct 9, 2020 | 
When you purchase stock or other forms of equity, you’re providing financial support to...
by  | Jul 24, 2020 | 
“Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, for that without it were else a...
by  | Apr 9, 2020 | 
“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen.” ─...
by  | Jan 16, 2020 | 
Photo by railwayfx “The future ain’t what it used to be.” − Yogi Berra, Baseball Hall of...
by  | Oct 25, 2019 | 
Photo by JackF “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon...
by  | Jul 25, 2019 | 
Photo by tamayura39“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am...
by  | Jun 9, 2019 | 
Photo by shellybychowskishots “How did you go bankrupt?’” Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike...
by  | Apr 22, 2019 | 
Photo by duncanandison “Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict,...
by  | Feb 21, 2019 | 
Photo by peterschreiber.media “Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean...
by  | Oct 19, 2018 | 
Photo by Creativa Images “My broker at Citigroup told me to look through this Korean...
by  | Aug 6, 2018 | 
Photo by Georgios Kollidas “The four most expensive words in the English language are...
by  | Apr 26, 2018 | 
Photo by freshidea “In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an...
by  | Jan 26, 2018 | 
Photo by Yogesh “I was dreamin' when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray. But...
by  | Nov 17, 2017 | 
Photo by SecondSide Fixed annuities are complicated, expensive products that are...
by  | Oct 26, 2017 | 
Photo by aleciccotelli This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United... I...
by  | Sep 11, 2017 | 
I think our dollar is getting too strong, and partially that’s my fault because people...
by  | Apr 28, 2017 | , 
Photo by chungking “The more troublous the times, the worse does a laissez-faire system...
by  | Apr 19, 2017 | 
Photo by richardlyons Disability insurance is a powerful but often overlooked risk...
by  | Jan 30, 2017 | 
Photo by Gajus “Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.”...
by  | Sep 6, 2016 | 
Photo by zimmytws Variable annuities are highly complex financial instruments that,...
by  | Jul 27, 2016 | , 
“In March 1853 she was afflicted with a pain in the chest; her tongue seemed to be...
by  | Apr 19, 2016 | , 
Photo by jayzynism. “I’m convinced that everything that’s important in investing is...
by  | Mar 28, 2016 | 
Photo by kanachaifoto The financial services industry is constantly developing new...
by  | Jan 28, 2016 | 
Photo by cacaroot. "In economics, things take longer to happen than you think they will,...
by  | Oct 20, 2015 | 
Photo by alexmillos. "I'm the straw that stirs the drink." - Reggie Jackson (a.k.a., Mr....
by  | Jan 29, 2015 | , 
Photo by Sirius125. "The most realistic distinction between the investor and the...
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