Silicon Valley Bank: A Perspective

We’re following the story of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday March 10.  While this is the largest bank failure since 2008, it’s not that unusual for a regional bank to fail.  Between 2016-2020 there were 16 bank failures, half of which occurred prior to the pandemic.  SVB was a large player in…

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Simple but not Easy

We’re all plenty familiar with the axioms of investing: spend less than you earn; keep investment costs low; create clear, appropriate investment goals; choose an appropriate risk profile and a balanced asset allocation; diversify; rebalance; to name just a few. They’re pretty straightforward – true? – and not so difficult to believe. 2022 has also…

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Making Sense of our Economic Landscape

“Cast me gently into morning,For the night has been unkind.” -Sarah McLachlan, “Answer” With so many developments and crosscurrents in our current economy and investment markets, it can be difficult to make sense of where we are, not to mention where we might be going. Here, we’ll take a look at some of these forces…

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