Matthew Vibert
Can I Retire Yet? How to Know When It’s The Right Time
Can I retire yet? It’s a question many Americans ask themselves regularly, and the answer is often not incredibly straightforward. For many, the decision to retire can be an exciting, but also stressful process. Retirement triggers a significant change...
Weekly Market Digest: What Impact Would an Impeachment Have on the Markets?
After a brief reprieve, politics returned to dominate the headlines this week as Nancy Pelosi announced that a formal Impeachment inquiry would begin in the House. Outside of politics, there was mixed economic news. On the positive side, Japan and the United...
Beginner’s Guide to Portfolio Diversification
Managing risk is important. Every day we use tools like seat belts and helmets to manage the inherent risks arising from daily activities like driving a car or riding a bike. Managing risk does not guarantee a positive outcome, but statistically and...
Are We In Danger of a Recession?
What’s Causing Fear Around a Potential Recession? Two stories have driven market fears recently. Let’s take a deeper dive into the potential effects of an escalating trade war and an inverted yield curve. As the two biggest economies in the world, it...
Weekly Market Digest: Equity Markets Rally on Friday
Broadly, U.S. and International equity markets rallied on Friday to finish the week in positive territory. Global equities finished both the one month and year-to-date periods in positive territory as well; although they have not yet fully recovered from...
Weekly Market Digest: Markets Rebound to Finish Week Positive
Global equity markets officially entered correction territory over last 2+ months, dropping over 10% from previous highs in September through October with significant volatility through November. This week markets began to rebound again, finishing both the...
Weekly Market Digest: Markets Experience a Volatile Week
After a short week of trading, all major global equity indexes finished the week with negative performance. In the US alone, a tumultuous four days were highlighted by Amazon briefly joining Apple as the second company ever to reach a 13-figure valuation,...
Markets Dip (and Then Rebound) Amid Trade War Tensions
Global markets were mostly down for the week amid concerns of an intensifying trade war. Markets broke their losing streak and rebounded a little bit on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled strength in the economy when he laid out a...
