The legendary investor Martin Zweig is credited with coining the phrase "Don't fight the Fed." It states that the stock market and short-term interest rates are inversely related.

While July's Fed decision was expected to be the biggest event of the summer, the escalation of tariff talk sent markets roiling in August. As negative interest rates outside of the United States have yielded significant demand for Treasuries. Efforts to discount the inversion of the yield curve have focused on the strength of the U.S. consumer.

Periods of market volatility offer an opportunity for introspection, and can be a catalyst for a review of your goals and desired outcomes.

A quick update from Washington regarding the retirement legislation called the SECURE Act, The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019.

For the last year, the two headed monster of Fed policy and Chinese trade tensions have captivated the markets. As we look ahead to the remainder of the year, where's the opportunity?

Here's our quick perspective now that the Fed cut rates by a quarter point.

The U.S. is officially in its longest expansion on record, breaking the previous record of 120 months that ended in March 2001. While it is the longest, it is also one of the weakest.

The first use of the phrase “Goldilocks economy” is widely credited to David Shulman, a former Solomon Brothers strategist who used it to describe the U.S. economy in 1992. The characterization borrows a line from the popular children’s story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, describing an economy that is neither “too hot” nor “too cold”, exhibiting periods of stable growth, modest inflation, and a low unemployment rate.

2019 has given (almost) all investors a reason to smile – but can it continue?