Potential economic impact of COVID-2019.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-2019) has emerged quickly, causing significant market volatility. We examine the potential economic impact of the virus by looking at past actual and potential pandemics.

March 2020

2020 Market Outlook

For 2020, we expect modest GDP growth ranging from 1% to perhaps 3%. Growth in this range would ensure a dormant Fed leaving the trade war...

January 2020

Don't Ignore Dividends: 9 ways dividends can help investment portfolios

We believe equity investors often ignore dividend component of the equity return stream and do not appreciate the role high dividend-paying stocks can play in a portfolio.

October 2019

Trade War. What is it good for? Absolutely Nothing.

Stocks plunged on Friday, August 23 as the intensity of the Trump Administration's trade war ratcheted up. First, China announced pre-emptive tariffs on agricultural and auotmotive products...

August 2019

Should we worry about an inverted yield curve?

Stock markets fell sharply on August 14, 2019 on news that the yield curve has inverted. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 800 points, over 3%, and the broader S&P 500 index...

August 2019