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2020 Financial Markets Update

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These Sectors Will Get a Boost if Clinton Wins

October 26, 2016

With possible election outcomes coming into focus, investors can start to think through the magnitude of possible changes (or lack […]

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Key to Owning Master Limited Partnerships Is Selectivity

August 10, 2016

Master Limited Partnerships have traditionally been a way to invest in oil in a way that was not tightly tied […]

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July 2016 Economic Update

July 29, 2016

On July 27, 2016, Chief Investment Officer Debbie Silversmith shared her insights into the global and domestic economy, Brexit, and the […]

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Second Quarter 2016 Economic & Market Review

July 15, 2016

Though the majority of second quarter was marked by uncertainty regarding U.S. monetary policy (the Fed), global growth, and the direction of global […]

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UK votes to leave the EU: Investment Research Bulletin

June 24, 2016

Investment Research Bulletin UK votes to leave the EU June 24, 2016 Yesterday’s UK vote in favor of leaving the […]

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Market Fears Accelerate

February 11, 2016

  Investors are beginning to panic. Today’s slide in stocks brought the S&P 500 through its January 20th intraday low […]

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2016 Investment Outlook

December 22, 2015

Our 6 ½- year old economic recovery appears to have more life ahead in 2016. Expansions, like bull markets, do not […]

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Where Will the Market Go in 2016?

December 21, 2015

What does the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates mean for 2016? Our Chief Investment Officer Debbie Silversmith recently wrote […]

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The Fed Launches Rates – Finally

December 17, 2015

First Western Investment Research Market Bulletin December 17, 2015 The Federal Reserve Board made a momentous, though not unexpected call […]

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Disappointed but Not Surprised: Reaction to Fed Rate Decision

September 18, 2015

First Western Investment Research Market Bulletin September 18, 2015 In the most highly anticipated Fed decision in recent memory, the […]