Investment

Investing should be easy – just buy low and sell high – but most of us have trouble following that simple advice. There are principles and strategies that may enable you to put together an investment portfolio that reflects your risk tolerance, time horizon, and goals. Understanding these principles and strategies can help you avoid some of the pitfalls that snare some investors.

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The Cycle of Investing

The Cycle of Investing

Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.

Understanding The Fed’s Highwire Act

Understanding The Fed’s Highwire Act

How do you choose between low unemployment and low inflation?

The Business Cycle

The Business Cycle

How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?

Bull & Baird: You're Afraid, Read This.

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Bull & Baird: What Gets Attention is Rarely Valuable

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Baird's John Taft and Mike Antonelli offer their perspectives on the future of your assets during a time of inflation.

Tariff Uncertainty Could Lead to More Pro-Growth Tax Policie

This month's Washington Policy Research outlines President Trump's tariffs into five buckets.

ESG Under the Microscope

Baird’s John Taft and Chris Merker on how ESG is evolving and what investors should watch for.

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Global and International Funds

Investors seeking world investments can choose between global and international funds. What's the difference?

The Cycle of Investing

Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.

Where Is the Market Headed?

We all know the stock market can be unpredictable. We all want to know, “What’s next for the financial markets?”

The Fed and How It Got That Way

Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.

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