Another Stroll Around The “Active” Vs “Passive” Investment Debate

As published on Family Wealth Report Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist and Stuart Katz, Chief Investment Officer, May 29, 2020 The age-old debate about the pros and cons of “active” versus “passive” investing got a new jolt when global equity markets slumped earlier this year – and then recovered somewhat on the back of massive central […]

Why Is Market Up? Because Nearly 80% Think The Pandemic Is A Buy

Forbes Kenneth Rapoza, Senior Contributor, April 22, 2020 Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty shares her thoughts on a market recovery and why receiving clarity on earnings is key. “The idea that the economy is going to recover in a V-shape, I think most people have set that aside,” says Jeanette Garretty, chief economist at Robertson Stephens […]

Bloomberg Radio: Daybreak Asia with Jeanette Garretty

Bloomberg Radio “Daybreak Asia“, March 8, 2020 March 8, 2020 Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty gives an economic update amid the coronavirus outbreak on Bloomberg Radio’s “Daybreak Asia”.     Disclosures Investment advisory services offered through Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (“Robertson Stephens”), an SEC-registered investment advisor. This material is for general informational purposes only. It does […]

Stocks Climb Again to Highs

The Wall Street Journal Karen Langley, Reporter, December 20, 2019 Jeanette Garretty shares her insights on what 2020 could hold for the economy. In another positive economic report, U.S. household spending rose in November, a sign that a key driver of the economy remained solid heading into the end of the year. The Commerce Department […]

US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow Jones edge higher on trade optimism; Tesla drags Nasdaq

Reuters Arjun Panchadar, Journalist, November 22, 2019 The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes eked out gains on Friday after President Donald Trump signalled an imminent trade deal with China, while the Nasdaq was weighed down by a slump in shares of Tesla after the launch of its electric pickup truck. Trump told Fox News […]

And Here We Go…

By Jeanette Garretty 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 […]

Dancing with Elephants: US-China Trade Negotiations At An Impasse

By Jeanette Garretty May 16 2019 – In 1942, George Balanchine asked his friend Igor Stravinsky to compose a ballet for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants.  The “Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant” was performed in the Spring of 1942 – to great acclaim — by fifty elephants in pink tutus […]