Matthew Ramer
Mar 15, 2020
Coronavirus Update #5
Dear Clients & Friends, At this point, we don’t have a lot of current news that you don’t already know. However, we’ve been reviewing...
Matthew Ramer
Mar 8, 2020
Coronavirus Update #4
Dear & Clients & Friends It was a wild day on Wall Street. Today’s hysteria seems to be related not only to the Coronavirus, but to the...
Matthew Ramer
Mar 7, 2020
It's B-Corp Month!
Dear Clients and Friends, This month is B-Corp month. We are encouraging everyone to embrace the movement and chose B-Corp services and...
Matthew Ramer
Mar 4, 2020
Coronavirus Update #3
Dear Clients & Friends, On Monday we sold the position we entered into on Friday. Between Friday’s low when we bought in and the high of...
Matthew Ramer
Mar 1, 2020
Coronavirus Update #2
Dear Clients and Friends, Since we composed our last message to you on Thursday morning, the Dow dropped an additional 1500 points. In...
Matthew Ramer
Feb 27, 2020
Coronavirus Update
Dear Clients and Friends, From its previous high, the Dow is down 10% in a very short period of time. We are officially in correction...
Matthew Ramer
Feb 21, 2020
A Positive Turn or Trouble in Disguise
Dear Clients and Friends, I am pleased, though hesitant, to report that the economy has gotten a little bit better. It’s a convoluted...
Daniel Levinson
Feb 14, 2020
The Secure Act
Dear Clients and Friends, In late December, several long overdue changes to the governance of IRAs were signed into law. The “SECURE Act”...
Daniel Levinson
Feb 7, 2020
Larry Fink 2020 Letter to CEOs
Dear Clients and Friends, At the beginning of every year, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock Investment Management, publishes a letter to...
Matthew Ramer
Jan 10, 2020
Key Numbers 2020
Over the next two weeks, we will be preparing our 2020 investment market outlook. But for this week, as we do each year, we have compiled a
Matthew Ramer
Dec 13, 2019
December Market Risk Update
Dear Clients & Friends, It’s time for our monthly risk update. Not much has changed since last month, except that the President wants to...
Matthew Ramer
Nov 23, 2019
The Wealth Tax
Dear Clients and Friends, There has been a lot of talk recently about the “wealth taxes” that have been proposed by a few of the...
Matthew Ramer
Nov 17, 2019
Ever Heard of FOMO?
Ever heard of FOMO? “Fear of missing out.” Because we think mutual fund managers are suffering from that ailment at this very moment!!...
Matthew Ramer
Aug 19, 2019
Yield Curve
Dear Clients & Friends, There has been a lot of talk recently about “the yield curve” and, more specifically, an “inverted” yield curve. ...
Matthew Ramer
Aug 5, 2019
Don't Leave Home Without Us
Dear Clients and Friends, I’d like to tell you a short story regarding an unfortunate and poorly timed tax bill that a client of ours...
Matthew Ramer
Jul 29, 2019
CBO's Minimum Wage Report
Dear Clients & Friends, The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released new research regarding a potential rise in the federal...
Matthew Ramer
Jun 14, 2019
My Wallet Seems Thin
Dear Clients & Friends, This week’s topic may appear to be geared towards the children of our clients, such as young professionals and...
Matthew Ramer
May 31, 2019
Beyond Tariffs
Dear Clients & Friends, The Tariff War has taken center stage as of late, so we thought we’d discuss why economists and financial...
Matthew Ramer
May 17, 2019
Tech & Texting Update
Dear Clients and Friends, Over the years, there have been many updates to the legal requirements regarding written communication between...
Matthew Ramer
Apr 6, 2019
Dip Trade Out - Account Risk Change
Dear Clients & Friends, This weekend’s reading is important, so thank you for taking the time to read it. When the market fell more than...