by Ross Bowler | May 22, 2023 | Market Commentary
Market Commentary | May 19, 2023 Old Currency is New Again History has a tendency to repeat itself and, at times, it can be a long, frustrating process. On May 3rd, the Federal Reserve raised rates for a 10th time bringing the target rate back to the highest level it...
by Ross Bowler | Apr 18, 2023 | Market Commentary
Market Commentary | April 17, 2023 Purgatory at the Point of Inflection About a year ago, in our search for yield that was safe in a rising rate, inflationary environment, we identified a multi-billion-dollar pool of fixed-to-floating rate preferreds we could buy at...
by Dane Bowler | Mar 24, 2023 | Market Commentary
You have likely heard about last week’s sudden implosion of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). We want to share our insights into what is happening and most importantly, what it may mean for you.
by Ross Bowler | Feb 22, 2023 | Market Commentary
Before we started our seemingly endless commentary on runaway inflation we talked a lot about our search for growth. We wanted to find growth within the pandemic.
by Ross Bowler | Jan 13, 2023 | Market Commentary
Market Commentary | January 12, 2023 The World Repriced Investors have removed their rose-colored glasses and now perceive the world through a glass, darkly. The overarching optimism that opened 2022 is all but gone. In 2022, the S&P 500 delivered a negative 18.1%...
by Ross Bowler | Dec 15, 2022 | Market Commentary
Market Commentary | December 13, 2022 Is inflation dead? This morning the Labor Department reported November’s month-over-month core inflation of just 0.1%, far below the forecast rate of 0.4% and, annualized, below the Fed’s 2.0% target rate. The Fed is expected to...