Despite the pick-up in volatility at the end of January, risk assets continued their upward ascent throughout the month. Expectations surrounding the implementation of the newly passed tax reform bill and the weakening US dollar served as positive catalysts for the month.
With 39 percent of Americans feeling ill-prepared for retirement, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2017 Retirement Confidence Survey, we are often challenged to come up with a solution to make saving easier.[1] Unfortunately, there are no easy solutions, and in the absence of u
In a widely anticipated move, the Fed increased interest rates by 25 basis points on March 15, 2017, the second interest rate hike in three months and there are talks of potentially two more raises this year.
After an extremely volatile quarter, the broad equity market indexes ended just about where they started. Risk assets began the year under heavy pressure, with the S&P 500 Index declining more than -10% to a 22-month low on February 11.
On this week’s podcast (recorded February 26, 2016), Bill Miller, CIO from Brinker Capital discusses the recent string of positive news, the hopeful outcome following the G20 Summit, and what still remains as cause for concern:

What we like: G20 Summit underway to discuss new policies intended to h

On this week’s podcast (recorded February 26, 2016), Bill Miller, CIO from Brinker Capital discusses the recent string of positive news, the hopeful outcome following the G20 Summit, and what still remains as cause for concern:

miller_podcast_graphicWhat we like: G20 Summit underway to discuss new policies intended to help support economic growth around the world; Communist party in China soon to meet to discuss five-year plan; stock markets have rallied a bit recently
What we don’t like: Economic data continues to be mixed; need a steadier drumbeat of good data to gain more confidence
What we’re doing about it: Tactically speaking, we are leaning towards a more bullish stance; monitoring the stabilization of oil prices
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