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Quarterly Commentary
Investing in Europe and in value stocks – or really anything not in U.S. tech – has felt like betting against the winners. Diversification is a recognition that winners change. Which is exactly the point. Diversification isn’t about predicting what will outperform next. It’s about accepting what we don’t – and can’t – know, and positioning portfolios to benefit when fortunes shift, as they inevitably do.
Read moreBEW Leadership Team Annoucement
I am reaching out today to share the exciting news that
Read moreOur Approach to Rebalancing: A Case Study
March 2020 offers an excellent case study for how BEW rebalances client portfolios. Studies demonstrate that rebalancing systems drive significant long-term value. March 2020 was a strong...
Read moreWatch: Webinar with John Emerson, Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany
We had a fascinating conversation with John Emerson. He provides such a wealth of experience and knowledge, we could have picked his brain for much longer than an hour.
Read moreElection Years and the Stock Market: Don’t Play Politics with Your Portfolio
Most everyone is tired of hearing about the election. We are too. Still, considering the event’s significance and our conversations with worried investors, we want to share some...
Read moreWatch: Q&A with the Portfolio Managers of the Osterweis Strategic Income Fund
The Fed actions in suppressing interest income is like Aesop’s fable where the wind and the sun try to see who can make a man remove his coat. The sun wins because the harder the wind...
Read moreIn many ways, 2019 was a fitting end to the 2010s. Many decade-long themes continued: U.S. and tech stock outperformance, gains amid geopolitical tumult, and...
Read moreThe Three Drivers of Equity Returns
To paraphrase Howard Marks, there is no asset so good that it can’t become a bad investment at too high a price. Our dual investment mandate is to compound...
Read moreSocial Security Planning for Divorced or Widowed – Case Studies
While the 2016 Social Security law curbed certain claiming strategies, there are still valuable and often-overlooked ways to optimize your benefits. Here,...
Read moreTax Planning: Lumping Charitable Contributions
Deduction lumping tries to overcome the higher standard deduction hurdle. By concentrating multiple years of deductions within the same tax year, it’s...
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