To Inform: When I’m looking at returns for the objectives-based portfolios we have the privilege of managing for clients, I find it informative to look at the underlying asset classes to see which have contributed most to the return and which have been laggards. I also find it helpful to look forward and think about […]

To Inform: The “Wall of Worry” is a mythical structure on Wall Street whose bricks are comprised of all the fears that investors are dealing with at a point in time. The phrase first came into use in the 1950s, and it is now often said that “markets climb the wall of worry.” This wall […]

To Inform: My family and I attended a Columbus Clippers baseball game this week and as I sat there listening to the sounds of America’s pastime, I glanced at the sky and noticed a jet airliner on its climb out of Port Columbus. As the plane glided effortlessly through the hazy air my mind flashed […]

To Inform: This week, I had the opportunity to travel to Santa Fe, New Mexico to a conference put on by VanEck, a well-known investment firm. Fund managers discussed investment insights related to major themes driving the economy – themes such as AI, semiconductors, power generation, data centers, and natural resources.   In The Joseph […]

To Inform: Wednesday marked a new day at the U.S. Federal Reserve. It was the conclusion of new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Open Market Committee meeting. A few things came out of this week’s meeting. To be precise, these things were the Committee’s decision to leave rates alone, the issuance of a […]

To Inform: An initial public offering, or IPO, refers to the process of where a privately owned company first sells shares of stock to the public. Often, this process is referred to as the company “going public.”  Companies typically use IPOs to raise capital for growth, pay down debt, or allow early investors/founders to cash […]

To Inform:   Here at The Joseph Group our mission is to “help create great lives one story at a time.” We are here to encourage our clients to tell the story that brings them the most joy! How does the Joseph Group help you do this? We do this by knowing you, your family, […]

To Inform: If I surveyed a room of our clients and asked what phrase comes to mind when they hear the word “Timex” it wouldn’t take long before someone called out “takes a licking but keeps on ticking!” In researching old advertisements, I found a commercial from the 1970s that showed a long-haul trucker telling […]

To Inform: Many of us have heard the phrase, “control what you can control.” There are many things we can’t control when it comes to investing and financial markets. We are at the mercy of investor emotions, the business cycle, geopolitics, and a host of other things. Despite this there are a good number of […]

To Inform: Yesterday, we had the Chief Investment and Portfolio Strategist for iShares, Gargi Chaudhuri, in The Joseph Group’s office and we had a terrific discussion about the current state of the markets. Our conversation covered a lot of ground, but I want to share two key questions we discussed: With everything going on the […]