In 1934 Congress passed the Reciprocal Tariff Act which essentially ceded to the President authority to negotiate tariffs with other countries. This bill was passed as the U.S. was exiting the [...]
On March 1st, 2018 President Trump announced his intention to impose significant tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The announcement sent stock and bond prices falling, stoking fears of [...]
Stock markets around the globe have sold off over the past few trading days, giving back most of their gains for 2018. Notably, the S&P 500 was down 4.1% yesterday and 6.1% over the past two [...]
We hope that your 2018 is off to a great start! We wanted to share the exciting news of our upcoming move. Our continued growth has created the need for more space and the opportunity to redesign [...]
We are pleased to announce the addition of Alyson L. Nickse, CFP®, CDFA®as a Partner at Crestwood Advisors. Alyson joined Crestwood Advisors in September 2012 as a Wealth Manager and has over 15 [...]
Throughout financial history, every bull market seems to be characterized by some new investment product or vehicle that captures investors’ fancy. Like housing bonds in the early 2000’s, mutual [...]
September is historically the worst calendar month of the year for stock market returns. Since 1950, the average September return for the S&P 500 index is -0.7%. Additionally, negative news [...]
With the benefit of hindsight, few tasks look easier than pointing out a market peak. Looking at a price chart of the stocks market, it is easy to point to the top and say, “Here is where to sell [...]
Whether it is retirement planning, funding future education for children or grandchildren, or the possibility of helping a family member financially down the road, most people have at least one [...]
After a year of unprecedented volatility, investors were surprised to learn that the S&P 500 finished up 2.1% (including dividends) and the Barclays Cap Aggregate Government Credit Bond Index [...]