We experienced another rough patch in the market last week. A trade truce with China appeared to be a welcome developmen…
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Market Sound Bite: Market Volatility Is Up… Again
Monday was a challenging day for the markets, as we saw sharp declines of 2% in U.S. large-cap stocks. The rout was fuel…
The Rearview Mirror Fails in Constructing Portfolios
But Diversification Saves the Day It is often said that investors like to drive by looking in the rearview mirror. This …
The Consistency of Stock Market Returns: Why Market Corrections Are a Feature, Not a Bug
Many investors and the financial media appear to believe the stock market exists to deliver reliable returns year after …
Market Reflections for Third Quarter 2018
The third quarter marked yet another period of strong performance for the U.S. equity market, which remained resilient d…
Market Sound Bite: Ten-Year Anniversary
Ten-Year Anniversary Last week, we hit an important milestone in the financial markets — ten years ago, on September 15,…
Market Reflections for Second Quarter 2018
Calling the second quarter of 2018 “eventful” would be an understatement. On one hand, we had inflation pressure continu…
What Should the Average Person Know About Investing in Blockchain?
In our previous article, we asked Girish Ramachandra, a senior manager in the technology consulting division of our affi…
Blockchain Q&A: Applications, Misconceptions and Why Everyone Is So Excited About It
The following Q&A was prepared in collaboration with our affiliate, Wipfli LLP. With more than 2,000 associates acro…
Market Sound Bite: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
These past few weeks have played out like a geopolitical reality TV drama. First, we called off the Iran nuclear deal, t…