As you may have seen, in the last 48 hours Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by their regulator, after suffering a run on its deposits (think: It's a Wonderful Life). It had 220 Billion in assets and a market capitalization of 16 Billion less than 2 days ago. This is still unfolding and it [...]
Is it time to panic? It's always tough to live through sharp drops in the stock market. In times like this we typically remind you of the safer components of your portfolio being available to fund your life. Namely your cash and bonds act as a buffer to give us the time to not be a [...]
We are officially in a stock market "correction". Professor Rene is here to share some perspective on what is driving the current drop in stocks and revisit the SPP playbook for times like this. As always, we're here if you have any questions. - Shaun
No matter how long you follow them, stock markets can continue to make you ask that question. As you know, we are not in the prediction business, we do like to put things in context and provide a little education where we can though. In this video, Professor Rene helps us understand why sometimes the [...]
The popular headline of the week/month is inflation. We haven't seen inflation (or defaltion) in the news this much since it was Tom Brady driving the headlines. Rene gives us a history lesson on inflation and outlines what is drivng the current spike and what we're thinking about/paying attention to looking forward. [...]
Rene discusses the recent run-up in Bitcoin and SPPs general view on crypto-currency for our clients. He's spent a lot of time researching and learning about crypto, and the role certain investors see for it in portfolios. We'll continue to monitor the role for our clients with an open and inquisitive mind. [...]
Have you been noticing all the ads and articles on the "historically low" mortgage rates? In this quick video, Rene helps us understand what these "headline" rates may really mean for you!
One of the most common questions we are getting these days, no matter what your political leanings are, is about the impact of the upcoming Presidential Election on portfolios. Rene gives his words of wisdom on the subject with a little bit of history for context. We're not in the business of making short term [...]
The headlines will tell you that the stock market has recovered from its low point in March. However, small-cap & mid-cap stock indexes have lagged behind large-cap companies in 2020. So, what's the benefit of owning these smaller companies as part of a diversified portfolio? As always, Rene helps put it all in context. [...]
You all know we are a financial planning firm, investments are but a piece of your overall planning. Having said that, once a quarter we do let the investment folks have their time in the sun and allow them to share their thoughts. Hope you find Rene's quarterly commentary helpful. It has been 5 days [...]
