Holding Our Equity Forecast Steady The S&P 500 Index fell slightly last week after a late week retreat on escalating conflict in the Middle East. Despite a more than 20% gain in two months, down weeks have been normal off the lows with four of the last ten weeks seeing the index lower. …
The so-called “Peanut Butter Manifesto” written by a Yahoo! Executive in 2006 gave us a term that hasn’t worn thin yet. The “Peanut Butter Approach” is a derisive term used in business to describe spreading anything – money, energy, time – too far and too thin to be effective or useful.
What a Month! At the start of the month investors were still battered from March and April volatility and uncertainty around trade and the economy. As we noted at the start of the month though, stocks were extremely oversold and any good news (which we expected) could spark a big rally. Sur …
The digital revolution has affected nearly every activity we engage in. Philanthropy is no exception. Although sophisticated tech solutions have been slower to reach the nonprofit world than some other sectors, their arrival was inevitable. Today, they can help make charitable giving a simp …
In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, challenge the conventional wisdom around who really qualifies as the “smart money.” While institutional investors have historically held that title, the hosts make a comp …
Imagine yourself on your last ride home from work on the day you retire. The cardboard box is in the backseat, your gold watch is on your wrist and you realize you don’t have to wake up to an alarm clock tomorrow. Are you ready? Is your plan in place? Is that fear or excitement fluttering i …
The S&P 500 fell 2.6% last week, falling the last three days of the week heading into the long holiday weekend after climbing on Monday and Tuesday. Declines were primarily caused by a fresh round of tariff threats, including 50% on the European Union (delayed over the weekend to July 9 …
