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Rising to the Challenge

Rising to the Challenge Dear Clients and Friends, Americans are encountering a series of challenges this year, as COVID-19 continues to disrupt work and school routines. Meanwhile, social distancing guidelines weigh heavily on travel and leisure industries, while job losses and an economic...

Charitable Giving During a Pandemic

Charitable Giving During a Pandemic – Part 1 Amid the chaos, a beautiful thing happened this year. Amid the haze and hardship that COVID has wreaked around the globe, compassion, community, and humanity continue to shine. In April, while more than 23 million workers were out of work in the United...

2nd Quarter Earnings Season

2nd Quarter Earnings Season 2020 has been a year of surprises and dramatic swings in health concerns, economic trends, and stock prices. We continue to expect the unexpected, especially as Covid cases remain elevated, heavy job losses continue, and as we approach the Presidential election. With...

Pro (active) versus Passive: A case for “old fashioned” stock picking

The Wager: Active vs. Passive In order to prove investors were better off investing in index funds rather than pay for stock pickers, Warren Buffett famously made a wager in 2008 that the Standard and Poor’s 500 index fund would outperform five funds of hedge funds over the ensuing ten-year...