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Golf and What It Can Teach Us About Investing for Retirement

“A good golfer has the determination to win and the patience to wait for the breaks.” – Gary Player

The Few vs The Many

In the midst of recession fears, a banking crisis, and historically high interest rates, the S&P 500 is up 7% YTD. Meanwhile the[…]

Let’s Make a Deal

Investing and game theory have a lot in common, and one TV program that demonstrates the intersection between the two is “Let’s Make[…]

Q1 2023 Market Commentary

Markets, and more importantly, investor expectations, fluctuated drastically throughout the first three months of 2023. Beaten down areas came out of the gates[…]

What Happened to Silicon Valley Bank?

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank was caused by a run on the bank. The company was not, at least until clients began[…]

Forecasting, From Simple to Complex

Linear regression is a simple statistical method most of us are familiar with if we have ever taken an introductory course in statistics.[…]

What’s an Investor to Do?

An easy way to determine if an investment is a good deal or not is to compare your forecasted rate of return to[…]

2023 Market Outlook – Return of Gravity

We are delighted to turn the calendar on a year that served investors a double whammy as both equities and fixed income investments[…]

Q4 2022 Market Commentary

Although the famed Santa Rally sputtered out, Q4 was a net positive for stocks and bonds after a dismal third quarter. The story[…]

Q3 2022 Market Commentary

The volatility experienced in the first half of the year continued in the third quarter. Most asset classes rebounded strongly to start the[…]