Research & News
Asset Allocation Bi-Weekly – The Price of Central Bank Independence (July 29, 2024)
by the Asset Allocation Committee | PDF Despite the formal separation of the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department in 1951, the two bodies continued to collaborate closely on economic policy for nearly two decades. The coordination aimed to improve the effectiveness of initiatives like stimulating economic growth or preventing the overheating of the economy. While… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 26, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Good morning! S&P 500 futures are higher as investors remain optimistic about a Fed pivot. The USWNT boosted spirits with a crucial victory over Zambia, keeping their Olympic quest for gold alive. Today’s Comment will dissect the latest GDP data and its… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 25, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Good morning! The S&P 500 is off to a sluggish start as investors digest recent earnings reports. In sports news, Morocco’s men’s soccer team was almost robbed of its Olympic victory over Argentina. Today’s Comment will explore the possibility of a Fed… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 24, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Good morning! S&P 500 futures are indicating a subdued open as investors digest earnings. In sports news, Team USA’s basketball team defeated Germany in its final Olympic tune-up. Today’s Comment begins with our analysis of why the Magnificent 7 companies might be… Read More »
Daily Comment (July 23, 2024)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with a new update on the Summer Olympic Games, which begin on Friday. Importantly, there are reportedly hundreds of thousands of tickets still available. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to affect… Read More »
Bi-Weekly Geopolitical Report – Meet Ferdinand Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines (July 22, 2024)
by Daniel Ortwerth, CFA | PDF Seven short weeks ago, we published a report on the brewing tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, focusing on their dispute over the Second Thomas Shoal. Despite the tight time interval since that report, the brisk pace of continuing developments in the area and… Read More »
Keller Quarterly (July 2024)
Letter to Investors | PDF We are in a season when the average investor is not thinking much about the normal factors of investment risk and return, such as interest rates or economic growth. Investors are now focused on politics, first and foremost. This is understandable, and not just because this is a presidential election… Read More »