Category: Market Commentary

2025 Year in Review: A Historic Market Year for Investors

2025 was a strong year for investors. While we celebrate a good year in markets, it underscores the importance of maintaining investment discipline. Investors should continue to apply this lesson to their investment and financial plans for the coming year. Click here to read the full article.

Special Update: Venezuela, Oil, and the Impact on Portfolios

The arrest of Venezuela’s president represents a significant geopolitical development with humanitarian and regional implications. However, history shows that portfolios built around long-term financial goals can navigate geopolitical uncertainty. Click here to read the full article.

2026 Outlook: 7 Key Themes for Long-Term Investors

Markets have delivered strong returns, but elevated valuations and slower global growth suggest more modest expectations for 2026. Rather than attempting to time the market based on any single concern, investors should focus on maintaining balanced portfolios positioned for various outcomes. Click here to read the full article.

The Magnificent 7, AI, and Concentration Risk

Current AI trends offer both opportunities and risks to investors. Financial success is not about picking winning stocks, but maintaining an appropriate portfolio balance aligned with long-term goals. Click here to read the full article

What Corporate Earnings Reveal About Tariffs

The current earnings season could provide insights into the effect of tariffs on consumers and businesses. For investors, understanding these trends while staying focused on long-term planning are still the best ways to achieve financial goals. Click here to read the full article.

Quarterly Market Update for Q2 2025: Tariffs, Geopolitics, and All-Time Highs

The second quarter demonstrated both market volatility and resilience as investors navigated policy changes and global tensions. For investors, maintaining perspective and focusing on asset allocation strategies remain the most effective way to achieve long-term goals. Click here to read the full article.

What Debt, Deficits, and the Moody’s Downgrade Mean for Investors

A downgraded U.S. credit rating highlights concerns over the country’s long-term fiscal trajectory. The current budget battle could further add to these issues. Nevertheless, history suggests that the best way for investors to navigate these challenges is by staying invested and maintaining a long-term financial plan. Click here to read the full article.

Special Update: What U.S.-China Trade Progress Means for Investors

The latest U.S.-China trade announcement has lowered market uncertainty and recession concerns. For long-term investors, this reinforces the value of maintaining perspective during periods of market turbulence rather than reacting to short-term volatility. Click here to read the full article.

Avalan Market Update: Message from Rich Schuette, Partner and Peter Madlem, Chief Investment Officer

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Special Update: Reciprocal Tariffs and the Market Reaction

As investors, it is important to focus on what we can control. In light of recent market moves and policy changes, the best approach is still to stay focused on the long run and stick to a personalized financial plan. Click here to read the full article.