The Federal Reserve decision to cut the Fed Funds Rate by 50 bps brings a number of economic and financial market forces into sharper focus.  Reason dictates that the Fed is proactively ensuring adequate liquidity to economic and financial markets that are going to be challenged by falling demand and weak earnings as a result…

February 13, 2020 – The US Treasury Department has released federal budget deficit, receipts and outlays numbers for the first four months of the government’s fiscal year (October 2019 through January 2020) and they certainly deserve attention.  However, the 25% increase in the federal budget deficit over that time period is really a headline-grabbing distraction resulting…

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January 22, 2020 – Our goal at Robertson Stephens is to build long-term wealth through institutional-quality alpha generating investments, digital efficiency, and visionary life plans—all within a fiduciary relationship defined by transparency, unbiased advice, and the freedom to put the client’s interests above our own. We understand the personnel and service infrastructure needed to preserve…

December 19 2019 – As published in ThinkAdvisor By Stuart Katz If you’ve ever watched the races at Le Mans – or Indianapolis, for that matter – one thing you don’t see is the safety features built into the cars. Race car drivers go fast, but they are among the most safety-conscious drivers in the…

October 22 2019 – As Published in FA Magazine By Frank and Frankie Corrado We feel that the most successful client relationships are based on prudent portfolio allocation, sound tax strategy and deep market expertise—and that advisors who can efficiently shepherd investors through financial life cycles have the most potential to excel. Or do we?…

August 21, 2019 – Many of us can often be found expressing a fervent wish for more time—more time to sleep, more time with the family, more time to read, more time to complete an ever-present mountain of to-do’s.  Most of us have been raised with a number of well-worn aphorisms about time.  “ Time…

August 15, 2019 Jeanette Garretty sat down to discuss financial market conditions with her colleague, Michael Zaninovich, after the close of US markets on Tuesday. The following is a transcript of their discussion.  JG:  Michael, the markets are having another bout of volatility here in August.  What do you see as the primary causes? MZ:…

August 7 2019 – A brief history of global currency markets must always address the various attempts by central governments to influence the exchange rate of their native currencies.    Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Switzerland have all had notable instances when they were publicly accused of aggressively trying to maintain or otherwise manage the exchange…

August 8 2019 – It’s not good when the online site for the Wall Street Journal features inch high headlines that resemble a supermarket tabloid.  Yuan Plunges!! Global Stocks Fall! Giant Asteroid Heads Toward Earth!! Okay, that last one wasn’t on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, but only because it was crowded…