Advocacy & Impact – Q1 2023
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Economic Overview – Q1 2023
View the Full PDF Here By Richard Frankel Figure 1. Economic Growth and the Composition of GDP This is a snapshot view the full Economic Commentary below. View the Full PDF Here
Wasmer Schroeder Quarterly Bond Market Overview 1Q
View the Full PDF Here Never a Dull Moment By: Thomas N. Richmond Jr., Co-Head of Taxable SMA Strategies, Senior Portfolio Manager The first quarter of 2023 was certainly an interesting and action-packed time in the bond markets. With COVID more or less relegated to the back pages and no new, attention-grabbing political or geopolitical […]
Economic Overview – January 2023
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Wasmer Schroeder Quarterly Bond Market Overview Q4
… and Make Sure Your Seat Belt is Securely Fastened By: Thomas N. Richmond Jr., Co-Head of Taxable SMA Strategies, Senior Portfolio Manager In a word, investing in 2022 was bleak. The bond market was not spared in the carnage, as a toxic mixture of generationally high inflation and monetary policy tightening in response caused […]
Economic Overview – November 2022
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Wasmer Schroeder Quarterly Bond Market Overview Q3
It Ain’t Easy Being Jay Powell By: Thomas N. Richmond Jr., Co-Head of Wasmer Shroeder Taxable Bond Strategies If professional athletes carry the weight of the fans and cities on their shoulders while playing their chosen sports, earning both high praise and abject derision based on their actions on the court or the field, imagine […]
Economic Overview – July 2022
Click Here to View Full PDF GDP Returns to Trend, Surging Inflation, Open Jobs, and Consumer Confidence Wanes Summary: GDP had recovered from the COVID pandemic. However, current indicators – consumer confidence, surging interest rates, hiring slowdowns – may presage a recession. Watch out for high inflation and its effects on a generation that has […]
Wasmer Schroeder Quarterly Bond Market Overview Q2
We Wish We Had Better News By: Thomas N. Richmond Jr., Co-Head of Wasmer Shroeder Taxable Bond Strategies When the best thing to be said about the second quarter of this year is that it wasn’t as bad as the same period in 2020, when lockdowns due to COVID-19 were in full effect and the […]
ESG Investing: Building A Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment Practice with Theresa Gusman
Listen on Apple Podcasts The Weighing Machine with Rusty Vannemann, CFA CMT Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has grown in popularity as people become more aware of sustainable and responsible investing. Investors are increasingly interested in companies that are offering values-aligned investing and want to incorporate socially responsible investing into their portfolios. In this episode, […]
