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4 Reasons Why The Stock Market Hasn’t Reached Its Peak
As the stock market continues to reach new highs, I’m hearing more discussions and debates from investors to analysts about when it’s expected to top out. In fact, many clients at Glassman Wealth Services are asking this very question. While I don’t presume to predict the tops or bottoms of markets, here are 4 reasons…
Read MoreThe Surprising Drop in Interest Rates: Good or Bad for Investors?
2013 was not that long ago. While only three short months have passed, what a change of seasons we’ve had in the bond market. You see, coming into year end, most market strategist were expecting interest rates to rise in 2014. The investment team at Glassman Wealth Services, like others, heard the same reasons: accelerating…
Read MoreThe Best Way to Invest in Bonds in a Rising Interest Rate Environment
Bonds are a familiar asset class to most investors, and, at Glassman Wealth Services, they are part of our clients’ portfolios. While bond funds have done well in the past few years fueled by declining interest rates, those times may be changing. With that shift, one of the questions most frequently asked by our clients…
Read More5 Fascinating Things Billionaire David Rubenstein Had To Say
Last week, I had the opportunity to once again interview David Rubenstein at an event in Washington, DC. Most of you know him as the co-founder of The Carlyle Group, one of the most successful private equity firms in the world, as well as a billionaire and a philanthropist. Since our last discussion in 2011,…
Read MoreHow to Think Like a Start Up
Glassman Wealth Services is four years old, and manages $675 million in assets. Yet even now, we still deliberately try to think like a startup — and we think this is key to the firm’s success. A recent conversation with a peer made this clear to me. Find out how and why we maintain our…
Read More5 Reasons Retirees Should be Psyched About Rising Interest Rates
Seniors and retirees may finally get their turn. For years, low interest rates have supported the economy, Wall Street, housing and corporations to the detriment of those who rely on investment income – namely retirees. As most of our clients are near or in retirement, they should be thrilled with rising interest rates. Here’s the…
Read MoreShipping: Globalization’s Lifeblood
From refrigerated freighters and container ships to car carriers and supertankers, the world’s shipping industry has played an incredibly key role in transporting 90% of the world’s food, products and energy while helping to transform the global economy along the way. Each year, some 86,000 ships move more than 9 billion tons of cargo –…
Read MoreRed, White and Bacon Blues: U.S. to Lose Another Iconic Brand
Back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, when Japanese companies bought Rockefeller Center and Pebble Beach along with other properties long considered U.S treasures, a collective cry went out that we were losing control of legendary pieces of our history. It just seemed wrong. Fast forward a few decades later, now it’s Smithfield Foods, the…
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