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Burton Malkiel is a widely respected economist who was trained at Harvard and Princeton University, where he currently teaches, served as dean of Yale School

The inflation news is confusing, and we want to take this opportunity to help clarify why. We’ll start with the fact that the Fed is

The Fed’s move this week (6/13/22 – 6/15/22) to increase the Fed Funds rate by 0.75% was a surprise, and the market hates surprises and

We start with the acknowledgement that multiple commentators are predicting a recession, and multiple sources – sometimes the same ones – are predicting a significant

Russia and Ukraine in Perspective We all awakened this morning, February 22nd, 2022, to what was assumed as inevitable – Russia would invade at least

This economic commentary comes at a year-end and, therefore, the beginning of a new year. It’s probably expected that we will recap what happened this

A paradox is a “situation, person or thing that combines contradictory features.” That is a perfect description for the stock market of the last several

We hear two major themes in the questions being asked by clients these days: is the stock market heading for a correction, and what will

Underlying Strength The economy is strong, certainly stronger than anyone would have predicted from the depths of the Covid recession last year, and the question