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#1 App – Fad or Fiction?
July 29, 2016
Content provided by Kostya Etus, CLS Portfolio Manager You knew this was coming sooner or later, and who better to report on it than the resident gamer himself (which is me if you were not sure). The Pokémon Go app has been #1 on the Apple App Store since launch on July 6th. It has…
Adding Alpha to Income
July 28, 2016
Content provided by Josh Jenkins, CFA, CLS Portfolio Manager Income investors have struggled to find yield since the financial crisis when the Federal Reserve (Fed) instituted a zero interest-rate policy. Even the move by the Fed last December to raise the benchmark rate for the first time in seven years has offered no relief. In…
The Importance of an Investment Philosophy (The Second P of Money Manager Due Diligence)
July 22, 2016
Content provided by Rusty Vanneman, CFA, CLS Chief Investment Officer In a recent commentary, I wrote about the “Five P’s” of the money manager’s due diligence process: People Philosophy Process Performance Positioning I followed that commentary with a more focused blog on the most important P: People. In this commentary, I will discuss the next…
Mind the Gap
July 19, 2016
Content provided by Case Eichenberger, CIMA, CLS Client Portfolio Manager As I write this, markets are reaching new highs again in the U.S., which is great news for investors who were able to put emotions aside the last year and stay invested. Easier said than done. At CLS, we routinely see clients trying to time…
A Man’s World
July 14, 2016
Content provided by Robyn Murray, Freelance Writer Jessica Golson often finds herself the only woman at the table. A trading manager at CLS, Golson works in an industry dominated by men. So much so, that a 2014 study by recruiting firm Vettery, found a full 77.5% of first-year analysts on Wall Street were men. How…
Will Someone Remake “Marty?” Millennials at Home: Part 2
July 8, 2016
Content provided by Scott Kubie, CFA, CLS Chief Strategist As discussed in Part 1, economic concerns have swung the number of young adults choosing to remain at home to high levels. While the charts in the previous section show the peak in 1960 was abnormal, so are today’s low levels. The low percentage of young…
Have a Nice Day at Work, Son! Millennials at Home: Part 1
July 7, 2016
Content provided by Scott Kubie, CFA, CLS Chief Strategist The 1955 Academy Award for Best Picture went to “Marty,” a film about a 34-year old, socially awkward butcher who lives with his mother. Unlike in 1955, Marty living with his parents wouldn’t seem very strange today. According to analysis released by the Pew Research Center,…
Don’t Get Lost in the Crowd
June 30, 2016
Content provided by Kostya Etus, CLS Portfolio Manager In case you weren’t aware, the College World Series (CWS) graces Omaha this time of year and visitors come from all over the country to experience this great event. Omaha does not host too many of these large events therefore hotels are booked to max capacity and…
Brexit: Follow the Saying and Keep Calm….
June 24, 2016
Content provided by Scott Kubie, CFA, CLS Chief Strategist and Rusty Vanneman, CFA, CLS Chief Investment Officer British voters elected to leave the European Union (EU) yesterday. At market open, investors reacted swiftly to the news, pushing global markets sharply lower. The news came as a surprise. Betting markets and financial markets had moved in…
The Dos and Don’ts of Saving for Retirement
June 23, 2016
Content provided by Kostya Etus, CFA, CLS Portfolio Manager There have been numerous studies about the dismal savings rates of Americans. One recent survey* found that a third of the population has no retirement savings at all and a majority are significantly behind on their savings. Millennials are causing the most alarm as they will…