Viewpoints

Investing internationally may help clients benefit from diversification–a tax-managed strategy may also be beneficial.

For now, an investment in Japanese equities offers an attractive relative-value opportunity, especially with other developed markets topping out from a valuation perspective.

I am admittedly a little tired, but also energized and wanting more: We just concluded our second annual industry conference—Hightower's APEX—a collaborative forum for the disruptors of our industry, who never come up short on good ideas or stron...

There is a notion that I have a “bearish” undertone in my financial writings. Truth be told, I just don’t get excited about most equity markets (at current valuations) or many other available liquid investment choices. As we have shared in previo...

There seems to be a victory over the root of all financial evil: Inflation. Judging by official numbers, the concept of rising prices appears to be a distant echo of formerly-binding econ textbooks, with year-over-year readings now in negative te...

Not only is the gap between the “haves” and others widening materially, but cheap money and credit often serve as a basis for perceived wealth.

If your clients are ‘reaching for yield’, it may be an opportunity for you to steer them towards a more diversified approach that seeks to achieve a ‘responsible’ yield.

Ultimately, all of this unusual market behavior should prove to be just noise.

Should preexisting “headwinds” turn into “tailwinds,” yields will be propelled higher.

Recent events are a testament to the growing complexity and challenges of an ever-expanding cyber world.