As the first quarter of 2022 ends, our focus is on navigating higher inflation, rising interest rates, geopolitical turmoil, and lower economic growth
The Russia/Ukraine conflict is now in its third week, with faint hopes of a diplomatic resolution, as the two countries met for the second straight day today
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to dominate the news. Russia has overwhelming military might versus Ukraine and time is on their side. An
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to dominate the news, as it should. As mentioned in an earlier Affinity Capital Digest, Vladimir Putin, at 70 years of
The markets continue to be concerned about rising US consumer costs and escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Our thoughts lean towards Vladimir Putin
Markets were higher for the week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.1%, the S&P 500 gained 1.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.4%. … even with a
We are pleasantly surprised by the strength of the stock market and have maintained our portfolio allocations to participate in these gains even though we have
Have we seen the market highs for the year?
Do we face a long list of worry or opportunity?
As the equity markets finished the third quarter of 2021 with
There have recently been several stories affecting the markets, so we thought we would simplify some of the issues for you. While these may not be the biggest
It is hard to believe that twenty years have passed since that fateful day we simply refer to as 9/11. In that morning of disbelief, it was hard to comprehend
As we browse our bookshelf to bring you some reading of interest, we find the subject of COVID Variants between the bookends of ‘Inflation Concerns’ and