A basic tenet of modern portfolio theory suggests that investors who take on greater risk can expect a higher return. Under this theory, to maximize your portfolio’s 
The Fed’s Grip on the Current Market
We saw a rollercoaster ride in the markets for the week ending 6/7, led in large part by reactions to what the Fed is, or what the Fed is perceived to be doing next with … Read More >
How should you allocate your bond portfolio?
In any well-diversified portfolio it’s critical that investors have exposure to the fixed income or bond market. When we allocate our clients’ portfolios, the fixed income portion can range from 20% to 60% of their total portfolio … Read More >
Reaching Record Highs
Market Overview We started 2013 with a brief trip over the “fiscal cliff” followed by general concern over Washington bringing uncertainty to the economy and producing artificial crisis situations over the debt and budget debate. … Read More >
Sequestration and the Aftermath
The sequestration deadline has come and gone with most people probably thinking to themselves “now that wasn’t so bad.” To take a phrase from PIMCO’s Mohamed El-Erian and use it in a different context, it … Read More >
Global Currencies – Continuing the Trend Downward
Over the weekend finance ministers and central bank governors from the top 20 industrialized countries (G-20 countries) met to discuss financial topic relating to the global economy. One of the primary areas of discussion was … Read More >
Spending Cuts or not?
Tune in for “Lets Talk Money” Saturday February 16th at noon for a candid conversation with Congressman Paul Tonko concerning the Fiscal Cliff, Debt Ceiling and how far will Congress go with making some difficult choices … Read More >
Does more risk assure higher returns?
June 17, 2013
A basic tenet of modern portfolio theory suggests that investors who take on greater risk can expect a higher return. Under this theory, to maximize your portfolio’s return, you need to accept more volatility. In … Read More >
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