July CPI: Our Take

The U.S. CPI rose +0.5% m/m and 5.4% y/y in July. The core (ex food & energy) CPI rose +0.3% m/m and 4.3% y/y. While these numbers are more moderate vs. recent months, bottlenecks remain in the economy (consumers & businesses continue to report inflation...
August 2021: Rebalance Rationale

August 2021: Rebalance Rationale

Our yield + growth framework drives the majority of decisions – both at the asset class level and the security level.  We continue to believe international equity is deserving of a spot within a portfolio given the market’s backdrop.  International’s y + g...
August 2021: Rebalance Rationale

July 2021: Rebalance Rationale

Properly Adjusting Portfolios for Potential Inflation   As the inflation narrative has been front and center following record fiscal and monetary influence from global governments, inflation fears have crept back into markets for the first time in almost a...
Q1 2021 Recap and Chart Book

Q1 2021 Recap and Chart Book

Just a few things had investor attention in Q1, among them… The inauguration of President Biden A blowout earnings season The emergence of meme stocks and our introduction to an online trader nicknamed Roaring Kitty A near endless supply of new SPACs Incipient...