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Quarterly Insights: April 2020
Much has changed since we provided our last quarterly commentary in early January, as the economy’s brisk pace continued, and the stock market showed ...
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Market Commentary
Stay Calm and Carry On
The current financial market panic is unprecedented – just as all preceding panics were unprecedented. Yet, during times of panic, malfunctioning mark...
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Market Commentary
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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Manage Wealth
New Tax Law Could Benefit You
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was passed in December 2019. It is one of the largest pieces of retirement legi...
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Manage Wealth
Keeping Clifford Swan Strong
We all face potential loss from natural disasters. Regionally, we endure storms, fires, earthquakes, and floods. In order to give ourselves comfort we...
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Market Commentary
Quarterly Insights: January 2020
2019 was a good year for investors, with extraordinarily strong domestic markets. As measured by the S&P 500 Index, stocks returned 31%. The Bloomberg...
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Market Commentary
Market Outlook
What a difference a year makes. Or does it? It depends on where you look. A year ago, we wrote about markets being at all-time highs, a strong domesti...
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Manage Wealth
Balancing Risk and Reward
"The two great risks are risking too much but also risking too little. That’s for each person to decide.” —Jimmy Chin, professional climber “Just taki...
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Grow Wealth
2010–2019: The Decade in Review
Over the last decade, many events have occurred that have affected the economy, the stock market, and the level of interest rates. Let’s take a look a...
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Market Commentary
Quarterly Insights: October 2019
At Clifford Swan, we take pride in building customized portfolios to meet client objectives. Our portfolio construction process stems from a carefully...
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