Investment Strategy

Markets & Investing A market-wide boom of private equity investment is turning small, local residential service providers into big business. From the outside, it’s been easy to miss. Long considered too difficult to scale beyond their natural geographies, residential service companies like plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, roofers, landscapers, garage door installers and pest control technicians […]

September 08, 2025 Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors. The financial world is replete with terms and definitions, many of which overlap in concept or application. Perhaps I can simplify a familiar concept for most investors who strive to grow and preserve their wealth. Sometimes, these two goals […]

Markets & Investing September 02, 2025 Earnings results surpassed expectations for the third consecutive quarter, which drove the market’s strong August performance. The financial markets stood strong against tariff pressures last month, with the S&P 500 hitting its 20th record high so far this year. That performance was driven largely by earnings surpassing expectations for […]

Markets & Investing September 02, 2025 Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors. A call feature on a bond is an option granted to the obligor to redeem their debt before the maturity date. (For more information on defining a call option, please ask your Raymond James Financial Advisor to […]