Markets and the Election

Markets and the Election

David Wagner, CFA, and John Luke Tyner, CFA get together for a discussion around the upcoming election and its impact on your asset allocation decisions. We aim to take the emotions of politics out of the conversation and look at what history tells us. The importance...
Markets and the Election

Aptus 3 Pointers, August 2024

Given the popularity of our weekly Market in Pictures, we started the habit of picking out a few and going into more detail with our PMs. In this edition, John Luke and Dave spend a few minutes on each of the following:   August: In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb...
Markets and the Election

How Do You Define Safe?

Brian wrote a post last week that’s relevant to this month’s writeup. It’s worth a few minutes of your time as it provides perspective around how you should think about investing your hard earned money: The Lost Century in Bonds. Volatility is not risk, and the...
Markets and the Election

Custom vs. Production

Real-Time Update   I started this note with markets at all-time highs, or close to it. As I type, we are now in a ~8% pullback. VIX hit 65 this morning (August 5th). This type of market action makes July’s note even more relevant. Please hit us with any...