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Selling Insurance in Stormy Market Conditions

Joe Halpern, Portfolio Manager -
It may come as no big surprise that you wouldn’t have much luck trying to purchase flood insurance for your home on a barrier...
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Puts Provide Market Insurance

Joe Halpern, Portfolio Manager -
Insurance is purchased for almost every aspect of our lives from health and disability to our homes and cars in order to protect us...
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Consider Mitigating Market Uncertainty via Option Strategies

Joe Halpern, Portfolio Manager -
In early September I wrote about the effects of uncertainty on financial markets and investing. There is a high level of correlation between fear...
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Looking for a Conservative Defined Outcome Alternative for Fixed Income?

Joe Halpern, Portfolio Manager -
On a recent trip to the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region, I had the opportunity to meet with several financial advisors over lunch to discuss their...
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Effects of Uncertainty on the Markets and How Defined Outcomes Can Help

Joe Halpern, Portfolio Manager -
John walks into a deli and asks what sandwiches are available. The counter guy responds that there are two choices: A turkey hoagie or...
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Bull or Bear – Does it Matter Today?

Matt Ferratusco, CIPM, Portfolio Manager -
You’re hearing it every day – the bull market will become the longest in history this week, officially on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. The...
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Bull or Bear – Does it Matter Today?

Matt Ferratusco, CIPM, Portfolio Manager -
You’re hearing it every day – the bull market will become the longest in history this week, officially on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. The...
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How Quickly Could a Bear Market Unfold?

Matt Ferratusco, CIPM, Portfolio Manager -
Any day now, the S&P 500 is poised to break back above its all-time high, and will officially become the longest bull market in...
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