In the News: According to a recent Nuveen survey, households have a more positive outlook on the economy and personal finances than they did three years ago. Despite this apparent confidence, the survey and wealthmanagement.com, both point out that while 80% of survey respondents say they pay particular attention to investment risk, in reality we... Read more »

What’s in the News? In an August 2nd interview, David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist of JP Morgan Asset Management, explained how an inverted yield curve could create income for consumers. Like many strategists David believes that the fed will pull off 4 more rate hikes by June 2019. After these hikes, he expects the yield curve to be flat. Even... Read more »

Did you know... According to a Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited study, Millennials invest less than 30% of their wealth in the stock market. A study done by Bankrate.com stated that 30% of millennials believe that the best long-term investment is cash. The term Millennials refer to 18-37 year olds and arguably the toughest demographic segment to... Read more »

What’s in the news: Last Tuesday the Federal Reserve Board released a list of the top 33 Nations that own US Treasury Securities, which include Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds as well as TIPS. It is not surprising that China and Japan were the two biggest holders of US Treasury debt, about one-third of the total foreign investment. In total,... Read more »

Did You Know... By definition, History is defined as the study of past events. History is studied to help one understand the past, sometimes in an effort to predict the future or to avoid mistakes. The narrowing gap, or spread, between interest rates on short-term and long-term government bonds has historically signaled the risk of a recession.... Read more »

Did You Know... The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) results will be released on Thursday, June 28th. As part of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve Board performs an annual review of the capital adequacy and capital planning practices of the largest domestic and foreign bank holding companies. It is a process in which the... Read more »

What's in the News... Market volatility and the continued rise in interest rates have advisors sticking to allocations driven by active management. 83% of US based financial advisors said they believe the current market environment is likely favorable for active portfolio management, as published by Natixis Investment Management last week. Those... Read more »

Did You Know… That LIBOR, the benchmark that underpins over $350 trillion in securities, is scheduled to end in 2021? The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which has served as the regulatory agency responsible for overseeing LIBOR, has been on a quest to ensure that contributing banks do not leave prior to 2021 before transitions to new benchmarks... Read more »