The slowing Chinese economy is ripping through markets, but Ferguson Wellman Capital Management is telling clients not to worry too much because the U.S. economy remains strong.
Happy New Year (?)
As we observe U.S. stocks down roughly 5 percent in the first week of 2016, we are reminded of what occurred last fall when Chinese growth concerns and a strong dollar reverberated around the globe. While China accounts for only
Financial Planning Magazine Names Ferguson Wellman Capital Management on Top Registered Investment Advisers List
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 8, 2016 – Ferguson Wellman Capital Management was recently informed that the firm was named by Financial Planning to their “Top 150 Registered Investment Advisers Firms.”
Time Is On My Side
Santa Claus left investors with a lump of coal this December. Historically, the S&P 500 is positive in the month of December with a return of roughly 2 percent. 2015 resulted in a flat return, summing up the entire year for investors. There
Outlook 2016
Borrowing a theme from the 1993 comedy in which TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) fi nds himself reliving the same day over and over again, we believe that the global economic backdrop in 2016 will be very similar to that of the past year. To that end, modest economic growth, tame