One of the most challenging aspects of evaluating opportunities at this point in the market cycle is the tendency of the market to be rather binary in its assessments.

As market strategists and pundits attempt to predict the end of this economic cycle, a commonly mentioned indicator is the term spread of U.S. Treasuries – or the difference between short-term yields and long-term yields.

High-net-worth millennials, Gen X, and baby boomers may all view wealth as a means of peace of mind and happiness, but the similarities stop there.

High-Net-Worth Americans Pursue Wealth for ‘Emotional Wellbeing’ feature in Barron's.

Boston Private today released the "Why of Wealth", a comprehensive survey unveiling the psychological factors playing into how Americans interact with their wealth. This new report aims to unearth the emotional relationship we have with our finances: why we pursue wealth, how wealth makes us feel, what are the ‘costs’ of wealth, among others.

The relationship Americans have with wealth is a complex one. Paul Sullivan, Wealth Matters columnist at the New York Times looks at how we define wealth and the underlying factors that drive us.

A strong U.S. economy, continued global growth improvement, a concerted effort by global central banks to remain accommodative as long as possible, and a general sense of complacency about valuations in the equity markets provided the backdrop for 2017’s wins.

If there is one thing that all investors can agree on from the first quarter of 2018, it is that volatility in the markets is most certainly back. But what does that mean, and why is it such a critical data point for market participants?