Dealing with Known Unknowns

I don’t think anybody would have guessed a few months ago that we would be witnessing such a tragic sequence of world events. These events will cause a range of emotions along with concerns about how our long-term financial well-being will be impacted. There is no...

The Danger of Chasing the Holy Grail

During a period when most investments have lost value, it is common for investors to seek out the few assets that are performing well and then gravitate their portfolio towards these. I think this is particularly the case in an inflationary environment where any...

Bonds are the Ghost of Christmas Future

The US Federal Reserve has started to raise interest rates to combat inflation. The expectation is that they will continue to raise interest rates throughout the year and that these increases may be significant. Investors are concerned that these interest rate...