It has been a while since we have been tested like this. While we have experienced a few downturns in the past decade, there has been nothing like the current market environment. With the spread of COVID-19 in February 2020 into a global phenomenon, risk assets fell...
Someone approaches you with an offer. They want to sell you part of their company. You take a quick look at their metrics. They’ve got more debt than they can afford, especially if interest rates rise. Cash flow is weak and there is little prospect for meaningful...
As a country, how do we balance our quest for personal freedom with our shared responsibility for each other?
The 2020 election represents our sixth presidential election advising clients. Many voters felt that each of these elections reflected the increasing polarization of America and represented a “do-or-die” battle for the soul and future of our country. That emotional...
Amid a pandemic, a recession, and an upcoming election, changes to pension rules are easy to miss. However, the US Department of Labor’s rule change[i] proposed last Tuesday, June 23, would profoundly complicate the already challenging task of effectively...
A LONG, LONG TIME AGO… April 2020 marked my 20th-anniversary guiding institutions and private investors through the investment markets. In that time, I have observed lessons in nonprofit sustainability worthy of sharing with you today in this age of COVID-19. First,...
The rising number of coronavirus cases and heightened media attention on the situation have contributed to an increase of stock and bond market volatility, introducing higher uncertainty to the short-term investment outlook.Over the past twenty years, our team has...
“The most informed investors intentionally seek out opposing views and conflicting data sets to incorporate into their decision-making process.” As a global community, people are struggling to access, process, and use data effectively to make good decisions. Bombarded...
In July, Syntrinsic released our Semiannual Sentiment, identifying key themes that we and many others anticipate will continue to be key drivers of short-term market movements. Slower growth. Weak Inflation. Trade uncertainty....