by Olga Lee, CFA, Portfolio Manager The 2023 stock market started strong with most equity markets up as investors cheered that the end to the Fed tightening cycle was in sight. January and February were up across most indices.  However, … Read More

by: John Montag, President & Chief Investment Officer   When I joined the firm back in 1995, cash provided a 5% yield. Think about that for one moment: if you did nothing except let cash sit in your portfolio, you … Read More

by Ned Montag, CEO   The year 2022 was extremely difficult for investors, and all the major stock and bond market averages posted double-digit price declines.  In the case of stocks, almost all the name-brand averages were down about 20%.  … Read More