Market Commentary Q4 2016 and 2017 Outlook
2016 ended on a high note despite a tumultuous start to the year and a few shocks along the way. Throughout the first half of […]
Market Commentary Q3 2016
Global stock and bond markets had a rocky start to the 3rd quarter following BREXIT (England’s vote to leave the European Union). Despite initial volatility, […]
Market Commentary Q2 2016
Returns for U.S. stocks and bonds ended positive for the second quarter ending June 30, 2016. International and emerging market stocks ended slightly negative. The […]
The Impact of the Brexit
What We Know As seen in the news, the citizens of Britain (a country of 53MM representing 7% of the global GDP) voted to leave […]
Market Commentary Q1 2016
Q1 2016 ended slightly positive from where it started. If you weren’t paying attention though, the accumulated returns were not a smooth sideways line to […]
Invigorate Your Financial Habits With New Ideas
Organizing your financial life should be at the top of your new year goals. Here are some easy tips and ideas to help you get […]
Market Commentary Q4 2015
For the last 3 months of the year, markets were positive with the exception of commodities. Yet, as you can see below, the increase was […]
Market Commentary Q3 2015
The third quarter 2015, for most investment asset classes ended with negative returns. The S&P 500 lost 6.4% total return for the quarter, and based […]
Chicago Bucktown 5K Supporting Gilda’s Club
Gilda’s Club Chicago offers free programs for men, women, children, and their families and friends whose lives have been impacted by any kind of cancer. Their mission […]
Market Commentary Q2 2015
If you fell asleep on 3-31-15 and woke up on 6-30-15, you would have missed some significant world events, yet little changed in returns across […]