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Retailers lose no opportunity to advertise and promote “discounts” for gift items, especially during the holidays...

The change to a new season often prompts us to adopt new habits or practices to better experience what matters most to us. This is reminiscent of our client conversations about what is most important to them in their lives, particularly when when change is desired...

The acceleration of cyber-fraud, often inflicted from afar at likely no risk to the perpetrator, is such a pervasive concern that one of our techie friends mentioned he had to have therapy to stop waking up at night worrying about whether his clients’ technical systems were as cyber-safe as humanly possible...

Good news abounded during the second quarter, with many factors contributing to the overall positive results. The Information Technology sector dominated the equity markets in the U.S., helped in large part by exciting advances in artificial intelligence...

Another year is upon us, complete with new personal goals and plans to fulfill former ones. For any investor who spent a lot of time stressing over the volatile capital markets last year...

The first two articles in our series, A Whole Lot Modern: Three Investment Pillars to Embrace Now, introduced investing with an Impact based upon one’s values, and investing with a sensitivity to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) concerns. Our discussion in article three: Investments with Impact and ESG will connect the two for investors while identifying important distinctions. The socially responsible considerations presented previously may seem similar, but they are distinct. For instance, if an investor is interested in ...

The article series, A Whole Lot Modern: Three Investment Pillars to Embrace Now, began with a focus on Investments with Impact, which feature an advocacy component in support of investors’ values. One example was a mutual fund that invests in the construction of solar farms. We continue by exploring Investments with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) analysis as an integral feature. Generally speaking, the aim of our second pillar—Investments with ESG—is to avoid certain companies and thereby “do less ...

This article series, A Whole Lot Modern: Three Investment Pillars to Embrace Now, will focus on: 1) Investments with Impact, 2) Investments with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) analysis, and 3) Investments with Impact and ESG. Investors today have a growing interest in aligning their personal values with their financial goals. Such investors embrace portfolios designed not only to help build and preserve their portfolio of assets as they aim to achieve their personal financial goals, but they have ...

Where We Are The final week of September brought not only a change in season but also a change in sentiment. Additional stimulus measures, strong corporate earnings and well-received news from the Federal Reserve contributed to positive momentum through the early summer months. However, global capital markets ultimately disappointed in the third quarter, leaving some investors feeling unsettled following previously impressive returns. The mixed results of the quarter serve as a good reminder that the trajectory of capital market ...

September is the month many of us associate with “back to school.” September of 2021 is a singular back to school moment for many students who experienced an interruption to their in-person education due to the pandemic. Perhaps that makes this school year extra special and a good time to re-evaluate your child’s financial education. After all, you are preparing your children for a self-sufficient future, not to boomerang back to the care of mom and dad! Our Entrust advisors ...