Economy

The 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…

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5 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,…

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How 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…

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5 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…

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Shipping: 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…

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Red, 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…

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Why are Emerging Markets Struggling in 2013?

Despite one of the sharpest rallies in US equities in recent memory, emerging market equities have been left curiously behind in 2013.  Through last Friday, the market segment was down…

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Fiscal Cliff Strategy: 3 Tips as Rising Taxes Loom

Regardless of what happens with the fiscal cliff it is likely that taxes will increase at least for high income earners, and any hope of a compromise or solution is…

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Is China’s Growth Threatened by the West?

As we head further into the second half of 2012, it is clear that policy from central banks in the US, Europe, and China will drive markets and the global…

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What Key Financial Issues Have Washington’s Attention?

Michael Townsend, Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for Charles Schwab & Company spoke to a group of advisors about what effect the policies and politics coming out of…

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