August 2, 2019

On July 29, Capital One, the nation’s third largest credit card issuer, announced that a hacker gained access to a server, revealing information of more than 100 million customers. The Capital One breach is far from an isolated event, as it represents the latest in a long list of large-scale data breaches in recent years that impacted companies such as Equifax…

July 22, 2019

There is no shortage of geopolitical tensions to fill headlines. U.S.-China trade negotiations, Brexit, developing nuclear powers in Iran and North Korea and straining relationships between Russia and the West all serve as recent examples. The question is should investors care, or more importantly, act, on these headlines?

April 19, 2018

The stock market over the last few years has acted, to some degree, like a lullaby. With strongly positive returns coupled with little market volatility, investors had been lulled into thinking this was the new norm. For those investors, the first quarter of 2018 was likely a rude awakening. We all know volatility and risk are a necessary evil to the capital markets. However, it is often difficult to judge what is normal and what is abnormal. While historical volatility is not a good predictor of future volatility, it does give us a baseline to compare against and set expectations of what we were willing to endure.

April 9, 2018

With the ever increasing threat of cyberattacks, individuals need to take precautions to keep sensitive information secure.