Recent layoffs at Amazon have affected thousands of corporate employees and raised important questions for people navigating an unexpected career transition. While workforce reductions are not new within the technology sector, Amazon’s size, visibility, and role as a major employer mean these...
Quarterly Newsletters & Blogs
FBB Capital Partners 4th Quarter Newsletter, 2025: AI Bubble, Recession, or Growth?
January is a time to reflect and look forward to the year ahead. From market lows way back in the fall of 2022 when headlines exclaimed “the 60-40 portfolio is dead” through the end of 2025, the AI unveiling and capital investment bonanza that followed has elevated markets (and the 60-40...
FBB Capital Partners 3rd Quarter Newsletter, 2025: Pressures Rising
It’s been a wild year: Liberation Day tariffs, followed by nearly a bear market, then by a bull market recovery…and now, a government shutdown. With these and other pressures building across the economy, the Federal Reserve, and capital markets, many investors are trying to balance short-term...
Q2 2025 FBB Client Newsletter: Geopolitics and Markets
The first half of the year saw plenty of market surprises, many of which fell into a loosely-defined category of geopolitical events. President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff shock nearly pushed stocks into a bear market in April, while events in Iran last month left many market...
Tariffs Keep Markets Guessing
A relatively calm start to the year has yielded to a string of economic policies that are now roiling markets and keeping investors on their toes. While the incoming administration threatened to launch a tariff war, many investors and decision-makers anticipated a more gradual approach. ...
Investing in the Face of Uncertainty
With cherry blossoms in full bloom this time of year, many residents of Greater Washington have a sense of certainty that spring has finally arrived. However, a sense of uncertainty is rising among investors as evidenced by a 4% decline in the S&P500 in the past three months and an...
Earnings in the Spotlight
For many Americans, the spectacle of the Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve brings feelings of excitement for what we’ve accomplished and anticipation of opportunities that await. In a similar way, many investors are closing the books on another big year for markets and preparing for what’s...
The Great Course Correction
As many Americans shift from leisurely summers back to work and school this Fall, we are monitoring another meaningful change in the economy, with Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve steering the ship. Powell has made a major course correction that seems to have halted runaway inflation and avoided...