Personal Interest

Are You Back-to-School Ready?

August 16, 2013

Content provided by Paula Wieck, CLS Manager of Investment Research I have three little girls, one who is starting the first grade this year. I don’t know about you, but my inbox has been flooded with “Last Chance to Save for Back-to-School” ads. Of course, being the value shopper I am, there’s no way I’m…

Hiking the Whites

August 15, 2013

Imp Face looking over Pinkham Notch at the Presidential Range Content provided by Rusty Vanneman, CLS Chief Investment Officer Last weekend I traversed most of the Wildcat and Carter ridges in the New Hampshire White Mountains – in one day. Somehow, I convinced some good friends to join me. It was the latest version of…

Partners Aren’t Always Perfect

July 24, 2013

Content provided by Scott Kubie, CLS Senior Portfolio Manager Last week, my wife, son, and I joined my brother-in-law for a friendly golf competition at the Jaycee Golf Course in Cape Girardeau, MO. Given that none of us play enough golf to be good we decided to play a pair of nine hole, two-person scrambles….

What a Week to Take a Vacation!

June 21, 2013

Content by Rusty Vanneman, CLS Chief Investment Officer Despite being in the northern Rockies helping celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary, the global financial markets are not helping me keep my eyes off the screens. It’s also a shame that I can actually get a signal on my smartphone on various hiking trails that I’ve…