INSIGHTS
Ending Period Poverty
By: Kristen Kuzma Period poverty is a term used to describe a lack of access to menstrual products, sanitation facilities and adequate education. It can affect many people including those who are experiencing homelessness, fleeing from domestic violence, transitioning from rehab centers, and living in poverty [...]
Market Commentary 4/30/2022
By: Matt Garrott The S&P 500 dropped 8.7% in April bringing the index’s return to -12.9% on the year. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index fell 3.8% during the month. Its performance is -9.5% for the first four months of the year. The Federal Reserve is [...]
Market Commentary 3/31/2022
By: Matt Garrott This was the kind of quarter where we find out what kind of investors we really are. It’s the hypothetical scenario on every risk tolerance questionnaire. What would you do if the stock market dropped suddenly? If you didn’t know before, you know [...]
5 Steps You Can Take Today to Improve Your Cyber Security
By: Chris Martin We operate in a digital world. Today, everything from your grocery shopping to your banking can be handled with a mouse click or screen tap. But that reliance on technology to manage our day to day lives can cause us to think less [...]
Market Commentary 2/28/2022
By: Matt Garrott A recent Goldman Sachs commentary wondered if the Chinese year of the Tiger would really be the year of the Hawk as the Federal Reserve was expected to raise rates aggressively. There is another hawk issue now – war in Ukraine. Social media [...]
Groundhog Day
By: Matt Garrott “Well it’s Groundhog Day…again…” says Bill Murray’s character who is forced to relive the same day over and over again. Investors may feel the same way about the markets. Stocks are volatile once more and investors have been reminded that values can actually [...]