On Friday, October 16, 2026, I ate lunch at one of my regular Indian restaurants here in town. As with most places that have a lunch buffet, the items off the dinner menu are much better.…
Thought Leadership
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This article originally appeared in the September 2026 edition of the Nashville Business Journal. You can read the story online at the Nashville Business Journal (subscription not required) or continue below. During our junior year in…
This article originally appeared in the October 2026 edition of the Charlotte Business Journal. You can read the story online at the Charlotte Business Journal (subscription not required) or continue below. People routinely ask me when…
Unless something completely unforeseen happens, the quasi-war with Iran is likely to continue for a while longer. Absent a major escalation, the government in Tehran isn’t likely to completely collapse unless the U.S. invades and…
Fixed Income: When Bonds Diversify Less Outside of the COVID-19 years between 2020 and 2022, we grew accustomed to docile activity in yields with stagnant price movements in the fixed income market. To be fair, that…
Growing up in San Diego, I became spoiled with great weather. Winter days around 60 degrees, with summer days usually peaking in the mid 80s left very little to complain about for the first 21 years…
During the third quarter of 2026, there seemed to be only three things people wanted to discuss about the economy: energy prices, the Federal Reserve and data centers—and not necessarily always in that order. Energy Prices…
BOND YIELDS BREAK HIGHER Investors beat up on the bond market during the third quarter of 2026, as the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed from 4.44% on June 30 to 5.29% at the…
Macro & Market Perspectives
Letter From Our Chief Investment Officer, John Norris – 3rd Quarter of 2026
Years ago, the rock group Green Day had a pretty massive hit with the song “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” It is a good one, and one of the very few rock songs I can…
My first job in the investment business was managing fixed income portfolios and trading bonds for a bank trust department in Baltimore. This was way back in the early 1990s, and a lot has changed over…