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The Head and the Heart

In life, few things put us at the mercy of our emotions the way investing can. The last three years in the markets have been especially unnerving, exhibiting the plot elements of a Shakespeare play. W...
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Stop the Inflation Swindle

As a key tenet of our mission at Clifford Swan is to preserve and grow our clients’ wealth, inflation protection is always on our minds. Recently, how...
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Long-Term Investors Cannot Ignore ESG

It’s no secret that ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) investing is more than a passing fad. ESG investors select companies with a focus on how the...
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Rallying Into 2020

Early in the new year, after experiencing strong gains in their U.S. stock portfolios in 2019, investors saw geopolitical risk pulled into the spotlig...
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Market Outlook

Uncertainty works well as a theme for any stock market outlook written at any time. It always exists, as the economy, geopolitics, and many other key ...
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Playing Defense

With summer vacation season coming to a close, the stock market back within striking distance of its highs after a bout of volatility early in the yea...
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Corporate Tax Reform and the Pursuit of Value

One of the most widely accepted principles of investing is that the intrinsic, or fundamental, value of an investment equals the present value of all ...
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Market Outlook

As the saying goes, "happiness is a function of reality exceeding expectations.” In other words, we are happiest when outcomes turn out better than we...
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