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Last Thursday we were delighted to be joined by Congressman John Rose for our third Save The World event since our return. Congressman Rose joined us after a fresh win for his third term in Congress – representing Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District. As a Tech alumnus, Cookeville native, and previous Commissioner of Agriculture for...
Friends,
We have many opinions and feelings about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Our prayers go out to a nation and its people who are in distress.
Our job is to consider the impact on financial markets, so we are sharing with you some thoughts. Keep in mind this is a constantly evolving situation.
Let’s look at the history of markets af...
The night of March 3rd, 2020, brought devastation in the form of an EF-4 tornado to the Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee area. It took less than 15 minutes for the devastating act of nature to destroy over 500 structures and take 18 lives (13 adults and 5 children) in the western part of our community. The degree of the destruction was similar ...
The past week provided a continuation of extremes. First, we saw the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. increase by a factor of 5x, hitting 131,000 and eclipsing China. Most of thegrowth occurred inmetropolitan areas, especially New York, but the rest of the country also saw their numbers rise. Even our home state of Tennessee saw infec...
With COVID-19 dominating almost every aspect of the news, we won't spend time trying to offer more. Suffice it to say, we are living in a historical moment that few of us, if any, have witnessed before. The actions taken by our federal, state, and local governments are akin to wartime measures. While they may feel extreme, the spread of the virus a...
In light of the extreme volatility we’ve experienced this week, we wanted to continue to update you on events and our thoughts. However, to begin, we would like to make you aware of a tragedy that occurred in our hometown.
Cookeville-Putnam County Tornado
You may already be aware of the terrible, EF-4 tornado that devastated parts of our communi...
Market and Economic Review
During Q4, favorable policy developments—including further monetary easing by the Federal Reserve and de-escalation of the US-China trade confrontation—provided additional fuel to power stock markets to a strong finish in 2019. The global economy remains sluggish but is showing signs that conditions are no longer dete...
Quarterly Investment Letter - 3rd Quarter 2019
Market and Economic Review
During Q3, the Federal Reserve and other central banks eased monetary policy in an effort to counter flagging global-growth momentum. However, further escalation of the US-China trade conflict continued to weigh on confidence, and it remains uncl...
Quarterly Investment Letter 2nd Quarter 2019
Market and Economic Review
During Q2, the US-China trade tension escalated, providing an additional source of concern about the global growth...
Quarterly Investment Letter 1st Quarter 2019
Market and Economic Review
In a reversal from the sharp downturn in Q4 2018, prices for riskier assets posted substantial gains during Q1 2019. Global equity markets rallied, with the US leading the way. High-yield corporate bonds and commodities also rebounded. Financial markets responded fa...
Quarterly Investment Letter
4th Quarter 2018
Global equity markets suffered sharp volatility and a widespread rout in the final quarter of 2018. News flow on the US-China trade dispute drove alternating optimism and pessimism throughout the quarter. Concerns about the pace of US interest-rate hikes and signs of slowing economic growt...
Quarterly Investment Letter
3rd Quarter 2018
Global equity markets overall closed 2018’s third quarter with an advance. However, trade relations continued to worry many investors, in particular surrounding China. Economic troubles in Turkey and Argentina also weighed on certain markets. Some observers took cheer in promising trade negotiati...
Quarterly Investment Letter
2nd Quarter 2018
Global equity markets overall closed 2018’s second quarter with a slight gain. Intensifying trade tensions and their potential to slow global economic growth weighed on sentiment. Concerns also arose that the synchronized global growth story might be coming to an end. While the US economy loo...
Quarterly Investment Letter
1st Quarter 2018
Despite mostly strong January performance, global equity markets generally shed value for the first quarter of 2018. Concerns arose that strong economic growth in some parts of the world, particularly the United States, would lead central banks to increase interest rates sooner than expected.... 
Quarterly Investment Letter
4rd Quarter 2017
Global equity markets advanced in US-dollar terms during the fourth quarter of 2017. Investors mainly focused on continued indications of positive economic growth from several regions and expectations surrounding tax reform in the United States. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Oc...
Quarterly Investment Letter
3rd Quarter 2017
Global equity markets rose in US-dollar terms during the third quarter of 2017, boosted by continued signs of synchronized global economic growth. Despite rising tension around North Korea’s missile program, which led to periodic moves into perceived safe-haven assets, markets appeared to focus m...
2nd Quarter 2017
Global equity markets rose in the second quarter of 2017, lifted by upbeat corporate earnings in the United States, Europe, and Japan, as well as encouraging economic data from China. Geopolitical concerns steadily moved to the background during the quarter, which helped buoy European shares and risk assets amid lower energy p...
1st Quarter 2017
Global equity markets rose in the first three months of 2017, providing stocks with their strongest first quarter performance since 2012. Equities were buoyed by broadly positive economic indicators from the United States, Europe, China, and Japan. Optimism about US President Donald Trump’s policy initiatives and concerns about upc... 
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