By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Many of our clients have read this recent article in the Wall Street Journal and have asked us to respond. It cites the banner performance of the traditional 60/40…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer The quarter started with a bang but ended with a whimper, as a surging stock market in July was cut short by a more subdued month of August and…
[button link=”https://monetastl.com/cwcj/cwcj-insider/#signup” type=”big” color=”black”] Sign-up to receive these pieces in your inbox[/button] Manager of Marketing & Business Intelligence – Megan Merriss Generations have unique experiences and perspectives shaped by their historical context and societal influences.…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Temperatures are dropping, leaves are turning and everywhere there is a chill in the air. The tragic events playing out on the geopolitical stage, now in the Middle East,…
Tim Side, CFA® – Investment Strategist Rick Bettger – Investment Research Analyst Click here to download the PDF Monthly Observations September Lives Up to Long-Term Reputation September has the reputation as the worst performing month of…
Mark Webster, CFA – Senior Investment Research Analyst Chris Kamykowski, CFA, CFP® – Head of Investment Strategy and Research The last decade has not been kind to those arguing for active management within investment portfolios,…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Just as the weather started to cool down, inflation has been picking up. The latest inflation figures released this week showed a small uptick in month-on-month inflation, largely attributable…
Chris Kamykowski, CFA®, CFP® – Head of Investment Strategy and Research Tim Side, CFA® – Investment Strategist Click here to download the PDF Monthly Observations Historically Weak Month Proves Weak Volatility turned upward after a calm…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sonnet 18, William Shakespeare As we near the end of official summer, the economy continues to hum along like a lazy…
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By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer It must be mid-August because the Halloween candy and costumes have hit the store aisles. Like corporations and their earnings stores have become adept at telegraphing activity like holidays…
Family Office Strategist – Elizabeth Sheehan, J.D. Estate planning is a complicated process filled with legal terms that can be overwhelming. Developing some familiarity with the various documents and roles typically involved in a straightforward…
Moneta Investment Team Click here to download the PDF Monthly Observations Second Half of 2023 Starts With a Bang There was no stopping the upward momentum that started in June as most risk markets moved…
by Chris Kamykowski, CFA®, CFP® – Head of Investment Strategy and Research “That is the sound of inevitability.” With all the buzz about artificial intelligence (AI) these days, this quote from 1999’s hit movie, The…
We are thrilled to announce that Advisor – Margie Glenn, CPA, CFP®, has been chosen by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce to participate in the prestigious Centurions Leadership Program as part of the…
[button link=”https://monetastl.com/cwcj/cwcj-insider/#signup” type=”big” color=”black”] Sign-up to receive these pieces in your inbox[/button] Advisor – Matt Schaller MBA, CFA, CFP® – As we continue in our CWCJ Insider Series, some key economic indicators followed by economists…
Senior Tax Strategist – Abby Donnellan CPA The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, signed into law on 12/29/2022, builds on the prior SECURE Act of 2019 and focuses on helping Americans save for retirement. Below…
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…
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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…