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An Interest in Interest Rates
by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President At the beginning of the year, we stated our belief that interest rates would gradually rise as three things occurred in 2014: the economy gains strength,...
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Sovereign Debt Risk in Europe Takes a Holiday
by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President We have illustrated below the details of the convergence of government bond yields between the stronger credits of Germany and the United States versus the...
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Brad Houle Article in Portland Business Journal
Brad Houle, CFA, executive vice president of research, recently authored a by-line article that was included in the Portland Business Journal’s 2014 Wealth Management and Financial Services Guide....
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Sanford and Son: Bonds Hit a Rough Patch
by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President Sanford and Son was a TV series in the 1970s about a disagreeable junk dealer and his adult son. In one reoccurring gag in the series the main character,...
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Independence for Scotland and a UK haggis famine
by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President Haggis is a cuisine of Scotland characterized by Wikipedia as a savory pudding containing sheep’s pluck (heart, liver and lungs) minced with onion, oatmeal,...
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CPI: The Underestimation of Inflation?
by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President Inflation is an obtuse concept to fully comprehend. For the month of September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the rate of inflation, as...
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10 Investment Themes to be Thankful For
by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President This week as we gather with friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving we thought it appropriate to reflect upon recent investment themes for which we are...
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A Glimpse Into the Continuing Greek Crisis
by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President Greece, often referred to as “the cradle of democracy,” practices a rather messy form of government by the people. Recently, a presidential election in...
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Federal Reserve Bank Basics
by Brad Houle, CFA Executive Vice President As investors we follow what the Federal Reserve does with a level of geeky interest generally only seen at a Star Trek convention. As a result, the Federal...
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Market Letter Second Quarter 2015
Please click here to find our Market Letter Second Quarter 2015. We hope you find our economic insights interesting and informative.
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