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UPDATED: August 12, 2024 I share some of the insights from our investment research team at IM Global Partners during the Q2 Investment Market event. Their “base-case view” is for the economy to continue growing, slowing, for inflation to grind lower and for equities to continue to do well. IMGP believes inflation has peaked and...Read More

The photo above is created with artificial intelligence (AI). It has a huge wall and, in the background, clouds that either look ominous or promising. In my opinion, the wall is ugly and the sky is beautiful. What do you think?  Let's spend a few minutes on each of these images, the wall and the...Read More

Learn the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and watch 2 movies from AI experts who are investment managers.Read More

The phrase “concentrated stock” or “concentrated equity” means that a large amount of your net worth is tied up in a single company.  Example of a Concentrated Equity Stocks are partial ownership interests in a company. For example, if your company is worth $10 million dollars and has 100,000 shares, then each share is worth...Read More

Watch our investment commentary movie to get a more complete summary of the last year! Skip ahead to: 2023 stocks, bonds returns (5 min) 5, 7 and 10 companies you might want to know (7 min) Opportunities we see in value, small and international companies (11 min) Federal Reserve and inflation, what that means for...Read More

Learn the answers to common questions about investing during election years.  * Which political party has been better for investors? (start at 7 min) * What typically happens to equities in an election year? (start at 9 min) * Which sectors have done best in an election year? (start at 16 min) * What mistakes...Read More

This is a great time to be a long-term investor, but if you are looking short-term, 2023 might have been a difficult year for you! Investments, by and large, ended the year with gains. The majority of these gains happened quickly, and came from a few investments. Artificial Intelligence sent the shares of a few...Read More

Baron Capital is one of the investment managers we use for a large number of client portfolios. The founder, Ron Baron, has a gift. He makes complicated concepts easy to understand. Plus, I kind of like his sense of humor. Hopefully you do too! Here is Ron’s take on inflation during his lifetime. What is...Read More

Join Nathan Merrill and Karl Frank CFP® as they share ideas about tax harvesting. First, learn what it means to harvest a tax loss and how it benefits you. Then, learn about some risks you might not have thought about when you choose to do it. Plus, learn some good strategies and when this benefits...Read More