Yesterday, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (EU). This is not a non-event along the lines of Y2K, but it doesn’t merit any kind of financial panic that seems to be the case during the opening of trading today. Let’s face it… it’s not like Britain was totally committed to this marriage…
“Invest your money with me. I guarantee I’ll give you back less than what you invested.” This is what investors are hearing all over the world as over $10 trillion of sovereign bonds are trading at negative interest rates today. That’s right, if you invest in bonds issued by Germany, Japan and several other legitimate…
Last week, Laura Carley and I attended the 69th CFA Institute Annual Conference in Montreal. Over 2,000 Chartered Financial Analysts gathered from 70 different countries. It was like a big global nerd convention. It turns out that nerds from other countries are a lot like nerds from the USA. There are always a few good…
Sean Easterly recently joined BCWM as our newest Wealth Advisor to help serve our growing client list nationwide. As a member of our wealth advisory team, Sean brings his valuable insights and experience to managing our clients’ portfolios and planning their investment strategies. He was drawn to BCWM because of our proprietary financial software and our…
In February 2016, Laura Carley was inducted into Marquette University’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Laura, a goalkeeper for the Marquette Women’s Soccer team from 2005-2008, led Marquette to back-to-back bids to the NCAA tournament, including the school’s first berth to the Sweet 16. After graduating from Marquette in 2008 with a finance degree, Laura continued…
