03|20|2018
Trade Wars: Episode 764 | March 16, 2018
Markets retreated last week as volatility has continued to be the theme. Will trade wars continue to dominate the market landscape? The current environment is fraught with uncertainty and...
03|13|2018
Tariff This! | March 9, 2018
The markets ran the gamut last week. What caused the swings and led to being up 3% on the week? Politics as usual The week started much like the prior week had ended,...
03|06|2018
The Volatility Pendulum | March 2, 2018
Markets shed 2% last week as the pendulum swung back towards correction. What is next for the markets? The pullback appeared to be an immediate response to concerns over...
02|27|2018
Rates and Stocks | February 23, 2018
Markets grew at a humble rate last week and volatility has come back down. As we look ahead to the next growth cycle, interest rates will likely play a...
02|21|2018
What Goes Down Must Go Up! | February 16, 2018
In recent weeks, volatility has been turned on its head. Where will it go from here? 2017 saw incredibly low volatility. The VIX, The Chicago Board of Options Exchange...
02|13|2018
A Path Forward | February 9, 2018
Markets tumbled an additional 5.16% last week; the real question is, where can the opportunities be found? In our most recent growth cycle, we experienced strengthening global growth with...
02|06|2018
Free Fall | February 2, 2018
Last week markets reacted strongly to the unemployment report, but why and will the fall continue? The jobs report carried plenty of good data for January. Non-farm payrolls grew...
01|31|2018
Peeling Back GDP | January 26, 2018
GDP came in at a lackluster 2.6% for the 4th Quarter, missing expectations of a 2.9% growth rate. Markets did not react as you would expect, but why? GDP...
01|23|2018
Blind Bull Part 2 | January 19, 2018
The markets have grown 5.11% year to date, and this last week helped that along. Economic data, however, did not support the surge. Housing for December was not promising...
01|17|2018
Rates on the Rise | January 12, 2018
Equities have surged while bonds have retreated. The rate environment has people wondering if “low for long” has finally come to an end. Globally, there seems to be a...