Investment Strategy
January review: Markets push past geopolitics
Markets & Investing February 02, 2026 The month’s market headlines were dominated by a surge in gold prices, a weaker US dollar and stock markets that largely shrugged off ongoing geopolitical tensions. Despite pockets of volatility, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is now approaching the 50,000 mark and all major US equity indices finished January […]
Don’t Rely on the Seer of Seers
February 02, 2026 Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors. It may be fitting that Groundhog Day occurs on a Monday this year. Punxsutawney Phil has been officially prognosticating the weather since 1887. I’m guessing he must be the oldest groundhog to ever walk the planet. How nice it […]
Looking past the noise of early 2026
Markets & Investing January 16, 2026 Review the latest Weekly Headings by CIO Larry Adam. Key takeaways Stay focused on the fundamentals, not just the headlines SCOTUS IEEPA ruling likely to change the process, not the result of tariffs Equities enter earnings season with the most elevated P/E in 20 years 2026 is coming out […]
Prepare for long-term goals during good times
January 20, 2026 Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors. Investors have reaped the benefits of good market conditions in many of the recent years. These periods are ideal for wealth accumulation. The S&P 500 Index has provided double-digit returns in six of the previous seven years. Home prices […]