News, insights and thought leadership from the City Different team.
Everywhere you look right now, headlines seem dour: the dollar is weakening, inflation is simmering, geopolitics are rocky (at best)... it’s enough to worry even seasoned investors. But there’s...
I’ve been feeling uneasy about financial markets lately… not because I think we’re headed for a carbon copy of 2008, but because a few old patterns are starting to bubble back up. Not in the same...
There’s a line from the movie The Last Boy Scout that’s always stuck with me: "Water's wet, the sky is blue..." (gunna add my own spin on it here) ... and market risks, Jimmy, they’re out there and...
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Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) have grown from 3% of the total Municipal Market to approximately 23% market share in the last decade (as of 3/31/2023). Mutual funds, on the other hand, make up...
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WEEK ENDING 3/22/2024 We will not be publishing a Weekly Commentary next week. We wish you all a happy holiday! The Capitol Hill Greatest Hits: “Another One Bites the Dust” & “Burning Down the House”...
When my three daughters were little, they loved Easter egg hunts. As I’m sure many of you also do, we’d put candy in plastic Easter eggs and hide them around the house. My high-energy oldest daughter...
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WEEK ENDING 3/15/2024 • Higher than expected core CPI and PPI. • FOMC should leave rates unchanged on Wednesday. • What’s a better buy? A 3-year T-bill or a money market fund?
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Size can have its advantages — when going with a bigger firm; you may be hoping to experience lower fees because of volume and scale. But, it can also leave many advisors feeling like a “drop in the...
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WEEK ENDING 3/8/2024 • Impressive employment numbers. • One year anniversary of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure. • Will the Muni-Treasury ratios come back to their historical averages?
WEEK ENDING 3/1/2024 • Core PCE meets expectations. • Fed Chair to testify before Congress this week. • Why is the consumer still unhappy?
