As 2017 closed, it has become clear that the "animal spirits" that guide the markets can shake off natural disasters, populist uprisings, a nuclear threat, and an ongoing stream of fodder for what once would have been Presidential scandals, but now pass for business as usual in the Trump Administration...

Threats of a nuclear conflict between the U.S. and North Korea, increased tensions between right and left here at home, a stalled Trump Administration agenda, and a spate of major hurricanes would in a typical environment likely lend to a pullback in risk assets and a flight to quality.

EY, named as one of the world’s top cybersecurity consulting organizations by Cybersecurity Ventures, surveyed over 1,700 CIOs, CISOs, and other executives about their organizations’ information security practices. The result is an excellent whitepaper that offers best practices on how to sense, resist, and react to cybersecurity threats.

The first half of 2017 has been marked by a sharp divide between the actions and outcomes in the U.S. markets, and the tone and tenor of...

The first half or 2017 raced by, and the year has been a stellar one for investors. U.S. stocks were up =9% and international stocks even more. A more important consideration: What should we expect for the final six months of the year?

Questions about the U.S. administrations ties to Russia, challenges around the fate of the Affordable Care Act, a patch of softness in the U.S. economic data, and an uptick in volatility in market-leading technology names was still not enough to upset a sustained rally in the U.S. equity markets...

With three interest rate hikes expected for this year, it was not surprising that the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise rates in its June meeting. More uncertain, however, are the expectations for additional hikes later this year and into 2018. The Fed...

When investors consider asset allocation and diversification, there are typically a number of decisions that are made in order to create an appropriate portfolio. The first and most important decision...

With the failure of Congressional Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, tax reform is now thrust to the front of the line as the White House and Congressional Republicans look for their first major legislative policy win.