Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily
June 26, 2025 – Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty joined Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to share her perspective during the Drive to the Close segment. Tune in at 35:00 for her insights on the current market outlook and the potential challenges investors may face ahead.Listen here.
Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty on BloombergTV
June 19, 2025 – Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty was interviewed yesterday on BloombergTV. She discusses why “wait and watch” is the Fed’s only real option right now—and Powell seems surprisingly at ease with the current economic outlook. Hear why Jeanette thinks rate cuts aren’t coming anytime soon in this sharp analysis, starting at 10:30. Watch Jeanette […]
Financial advisors taking little mind of Moody’s US downgrade
We finally received the details on the scope of the Trump Administration Tariffs, and it’s beyond market consensus. Risk markets currently do not like the announcement, with stock futures currently down and the NASDAQ leading markets lower. Copper and oil are also falling in post-market trading, suggesting concerns about dimmer growth prospects. The Asia open seems more muted than the headlines would potentially justify.
‘Sell in May and go away’? Wealth advisors say, maybe not
Chief Investment Officer Stuart Katz was featured in InvestmentNews discussing the seasonal investing adage, “Sell in May and go away.” “While seasonality can influence sentiment, long-term fundamentals are what ultimately drive returns,” said Katz. Read more here.
Robertson Stephens Named Amongst USA Today’s Best Financial Advisory Firms for Third Consecutive Year
Robertson Stephens Ranked 16th out of 500 Firms SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2025—Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (“Robertson Stephens”), a national boutique wealth management firm that manages more than $7 billion in client assets, has been named as one of USA Today’s Best Financial Advisory Firms in 2025. This is the third year in a row Robertson […]
US stocks nosedive as Trump harangues Powell
Chief Investment Officer Stuart Katz was quoted in Reuters discussing market volatility following President Trump’s comments about Fed Chair Powell. “President Trump’s threat to fire Fed Chair Powell adds a new vector of uncertainty to the mix,” said Katz. “Right now, the market is feeling its way through the dark and doesn’t know quite how […]
Markets reel as US tariffs stoke fear of ‘spiral of doom’ for growth
Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty was quoted in Reuters discussing the market reaction to the Trump Administration’s new tariffs. “People were talking earlier about whether clarity would boost the market,” said Garretty. Read more here: https://bit.ly/42sqsIV
From fashion to alcohol, these sectors are being swept up in the U.S.-EU trade war
Chief Investment Officer Stuart Katz was quoted in CNBC discussing the impact of EU tariffs on US goods and rising consumer prices. “EU tariffs on US grains, such as corn and soybeans, may disrupt animal feed supplies, negatively impacting the EU livestock sector’s competitiveness,” said Katz. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3XRGWaU
Tamer Feb US CPI may not budge Fed, given tariff picture
Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty was quoted in Reuters discussing stagflation concerns and the Fed’s next moves. “This should end for a while anyway, stagflation concerns. The dominant concern in the market that started last week was economic growth and then you got stagflation concerns,” said Garretty. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3FnTMYd Disclosures Investment advisory services offered through Robertson Stephens […]
Robertson Stephens Launches Family Office for Select Clients
Experienced investment professional Bruce Stewart will build out offering as Head of Family Office SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24, 2025—Robertson Stephens today announced that it has hired Bruce Stewart to launch a family office that will serve select ultra-high-net-worth clients who have outgrown a multi-family office platform but are not ready to transition to a pure […]
Robertson Stephens Appoints Esta Stecher as Board Advisor
Financial Advisory Firm Leverages Stecher’s Banking, Legal, and Investment Knowledge to Strengthen Board and Drive Growth as an Advisor SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2025 – Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (“Robertson Stephens”), today announced the appointment of Esta Stecher as Board Advisor on its Board of Directors. With more than 30 years of experience in […]
Powell’s ‘Biggest Tell’ on Where Rates are Going
January 31, 2025 – Jeanette Garretty says the Fed was “very confident” after their decision to pause rate cuts this week. She says Powell’s “biggest tell” is his repeated mention that Fed policy is still restrictive and thinks they will cut again when they can. She discusses the potential economic impacts of the proposed tariffs. […]