George Hosfield, CFA, discusses Ferguson Wellman's quarterly strategy titled, "Inflation's Flame Flickers," which addresses the narrow market leadership, the impact of higher interest rates on inflation and how assets are priced at this stage of the economic cycle.
George Hosfield, CFA, discusses the firm's quarterly strategy titled "Stalemate," which highlights the Fed's ongoing battle to tame inflation along with our views on the health of the banking industry and capital market expectations for the balance of the year.
Director and Chief Investment Officer George Hosfield, CFA, discusses the Fed raising interest rates, peaking inflation and our view on equities and volatility across all asset classes in our Investment Strategy titled, “Balancing Act.”
Wrapping up any tax year results in a flurry of activity. Not just holiday shopping and family gatherings, but also tax strategy implementation and estate planning actions. At Ferguson Wellman, we regularly provide guidance and field questions about appropriate strategies for our clients’ situations.
In the 1950’s Harry Markowitz published his article “Portfolio Selection” which set the framework for what he dubbed Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). This theory became so widely adopted that Markowitz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1989. A basic tenant of the investment philosophy outlined by MPT says that diversification of portfolios reduces the volatility of the portfolio, which in turn can improve investment performance over multiple market cycles.
Presenting the fourth quarter 2023 publication of Wealth Management Insights titled, “Gifting IRA Funds to Charity and Other Smart Philanthropic Strategies.”
There has been a lot of commotion and misconceptions, in media and political settings, about the health of Social Security. As such, we want to help make sense of the claims about Social Security by shedding some light on our current system, its solvency and its potential future.
Your wishes. Your legacy. Your plan. Your estate planning documents, whether a will or a trust, reflect your values and wishes relating to the distribution of your assets. While you, and your attorney, have carefully drafted language that reflects distribution wishes congruent with your goals, it is still left up to someone else to execute your plan.
Wealth Management Insights publication for first quarter 2023 titled, “Planning for Incremental and Potentially Substantial Changes.”
Read our fourth quarter 2022 Wealth Management Insights publication in which Mary Lago, CFP®, CTFA, Samantha Pahlow, CTFA, AWMA® and Chris Bixby, CFP®, EA share their thoughts on tax and charitable planning and strategic Roth IRA conversions.
