Economic Review: October 2021 Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, announced that the timeline to start tapering the $120 billion monthly asset purchase “may soon be warranted.” It could be appropriate to begin reducing the pace of asset purchase later...
Research
An Introduction to Alternative Investments and Their Impact On Returns
Historically, alternative investments (alternatives) have been considered a viable investment strategy, as they invest across asset classes and regions, have different characteristics, and behave differently from traditional investments....
International Investing: Active Management Allows Targeted Investing In An Uncertain Global Environment
Investing in international markets used to be relatively straightforward. Choose a few companies located outside the U.S, allocate them to your stock portfolio, and the resulting portfolio will most likely have diversification benefits, with different risks and...
April 27, 2020 Four Facts: The Energy Sector
Here is our latest version of "Four Facts with FourThought," featuring our Chief Investment Officer Patrick Baumann. This week's facts come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and focus on oil and the energy sector. https://vimeo.com/412771153