
Advisors make the case for active investment management
Financial advisors favor third-party active investment management for a wide variety of reasons: access to modern analytical strategies, emphasis on risk mitigation, and the ability for client portfolios to be responsive to changing market conditions over full market...

Why some make stock market forecasts
The investment industry devotes considerable time and resources to forecasting future market outcomes. But the accuracy of such forecasts is questionable at best.hy are there entire businesses set up to make...

Will ‘bad news’ actually be bad for markets again?
Before the significant week-ending rally last Friday (Jan. 20), much of the financial news commentary had centered on a consistent theme in response to the market’s recent weakness: “Is bad news bad again?” CNN focused heavily on the “impending debt ceiling drama in...

Third year of the presidential term is supposed to be bullish
ow that the November 2022 midterm elections are behind us, the stock market is in year three of the four-year presidential cycle pattern. Some analysts look at that on a calendar-day basis, but I prefer to...

Transitioning from investment professional to financial advisor
Tyler Cleveland • Delray Beach, FLImpact Wealth Group • IWG Investment Advisors LLC joined my father’s firm, Impact Wealth Group, in 2022, after working for almost 20 years in a variety of positions in the...