Quarterly Letter “Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin. It doesn’t work.” – Allan Meltzer, Historian for the Federal Reserve If market pundits had known that the first half of 2023 would contain a…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Download the PDF If the first quarter of the year was a somewhat wild one in terms of market volatility and sentiment swings, the second one ended with an…
Moneta Investment Team Click here to download the PDF Monthly Observations Strong Month Wraps Up the Quarter Risk markets surged in June, putting banking concerns, recession fears and the debt-ceiling debate behind them. The US…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer As the July 4 holiday nears, there are fireworks by night and smoke by day, at least in our neighborhood in the Midwest. The grayish haze triggers a search…
Tim Side, CFA, Research Analyst Executive Summary Since 2005, the U.S. has seen productivity growth persistently below long-term historical averages. Using the 1990’s as a proxy, there is potential for generative artificial intelligence to boost…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer On this day, June 21st, the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere, it is normal to think about cycles. The cycle from light into dark, the…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer While the US Fed paused for breath in this week’s rate decision, markets were a little more flustered. With a focus alternately on whether Jerome Powell was definitely committing…
As Moneta continues to expand and evolve its Family Office services, the firm is focused on adding talent and expertise to empower more sophisticated offerings. Moneta recently added Senior Family Office Advisor Heather Kline, who…
By Aoifinn Devitt CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Now that the debt ceiling storm has passed and pundits have moved on to breathless analysis of the growing Presidential primary field, there’s been time for regulators…
By Aoifinn Devitt CFP® – Chief Investment Officer It is still tech that is the apple of the stock market’s eye at present as the NASDAQ outperformed the S&P 500 and the Dow for the fourth week…
Aoifinn Devitt CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Charles O’Rourke, CFA – Fixed Income Analyst Money talks. For centuries, money and capital in general has been used as a lever to effect change, have influence and…
Chris Kamykowski, CFA®, CFP® – Head of Investment Strategy and Research Rich McDonald, MBA – Head of Portfolio Management and Fixed Income Back in January, we wrote about the extraordinary measures being undertaken by the…
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer It was a week that saw great pomp and fanfare across the Atlantic as the official coronation of King Charles III took place in the UK. On this side of…
Moneta has a longstanding relationship with the Missouri Baptist hospital system: Blair is currently a Missouri Baptist Medical Center Board member, Moneta Partner Mark Conrad is a Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation Board member (Moneta Partner…
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer Yesterday was May 1, also known as International Worker’s Day, which was a timely reminder to note the workers that have been shoring up the still-resilient economy and are continuing…
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer Although only early April, violent Spring storms have already worked their way across much of the Midwest, disrupting flights and wreaking havoc in small communities. In a similar fashion, the…
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer We are often told to listen to the bond market as the “truthsayer” when it comes to the actual state of the US economy and its outlook. This refrain is…
Chris Kamykowski, CFA, CFP®, Head of Investment Strategy and Research “That will be 20 bucks.” Ever wondered why people say “20 bucks” in reference to a transaction today? At one point, the “buck” served as…
Moneta, a 100% partner-owned registered investment adviser (RIA) firm, announces the addition of Jaye Everland and Jason Sandry as Partners in its Cherry Creek location. After 30 years as a single-office RIA in St. Louis,…
The saying goes that there are two things certain in life: death and taxes. This past month reminds us that a close third is that a failed bank will create ample fear and anxiety for…
Moneta ranked in the top 25% across all similarly sized companies in six of 12 key culture categories evaluated in the survey: Company Direction, Cross-Team Collaboration, Leaders In-The-Know, Meaningful Work, Open Minded Culture, and Supportive…
“Organic growth” may be all the rage at your local supermarket, but the term seems to have lost its luster in the RIA industry. After a year of record volume for RIA mergers and acquisitions,…
Dr. King believed that social inequality was driven by poverty, and he encouraged his audiences to bolster their aspirations with sound economic principles: understanding debt, spending wisely, and not competing with one’s neighbors through excessive…