In this podcast, Corporate Communications Vice President Naj Srinivas speaks with Group Vice President of Client Services Erik Renaud. They recap our 2017 forecast and detail how markets performed relative to our expectations.

Time stamps:

00:30 – Our previous 2017 forecast

02:50 – How long can the bull market go?

03:40 – Average bull market lifetime

05:00 – Our previous 2017 economic forecast

06:30 – Political impact on stocks in 2017

09:30 – Tax reform’s market impact

12:30 – Foreign leadership in 2017

14:00 – Market sentiment moving forward

In this presentation, you will hear the Investment Policy Committee discussing the firm’s current portfolio strategy. The main feature is approximately 16 minutes. Featuring: Ken Fisher, Executive Chairman &​ Co-Chief Investment Officer; Jeff Silk, Vice Chairman &​ Co-Chief Investment Officer; Bill Glaser, Executive Vice President, Portfolio Management; Aaron Anderson, Senior Vice President, Research; Michael Hanson, Senior Vice President, Research; Jessica Smith, Client Services Manager.

Time stamps:

00:45 – Introductions

01:05 – Healthcare and Tax Reforms’ Effect on Stocks

02:50 – Political Gridlock

04:45 – Not a Trump Rally

08:30 – The Media’s Impact on Investor Sentiment

11:05 – The President’s War with the Media

12:10 – Ken Fisher’s USA Today column

12:50 – Stocks at All-Time Highs

This podcast is an excerpt from a client webinar regarding the recent Equifax data breach. The webinar features Corporate Communications Group Vice President Naj Srinivas and Research Analyst Ben Thistlethwaite providing advice on how to protect yourself and discussing the breach’s market impact.

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01:05 – What Can You Do?

04:45 – Consider Freezing Your Credit

09:20 – Consider ID Theft Protection Services

11:40 – What to Do If Your Identification Has Been Stolen

13:20 – Other Tips to Protect Yourself

21:50 – Characteristics of Scams and Frauds

23:45 – Market and Economic Impact of the Breach

28:55 – Global Bull Market

29:35 – Regulatory Risk

In this podcast, Communications Group Vice President Naj Srinivas speaks with Capital Markets Team Leader Brad Pyles about the economic effects of hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters.

Time stamps:

01:15 – Historical Market Reactions

02:45 – Opportunities?

04:30 – Disasters’ Impact in Perspective

05:00 – Effect on Insurers

06:45 – What Could Cause A Bear Market?

09:45 – Where is Market Sentiment Today?

In this podcast, Communications Group Manager Naj Srinivas speaks with MarketMinder Writer and Editor Elisabeth Dellinger about recent tensions between the US and North Korea and our current outlook. For more on our thoughts, check out our recent MarketMinder article Stocks’ Calm Isn’t Irrational.

Time stamps:

00:50 – North Korea Overview

02:15 – Possible Market Implications

03:45 – Historical Comparisons: Cuban Missile Crisis

04:45 – North Korea’s Motivation

06:10 – China’s Role

07:30 – Market Impact Of War

09:00 – Possibility of Preemptive Attack on US

11:00 – Investing Takeaway

In this podcast, Communications Group Manager Naj Srinivas speaks with Research Analyst Scott Botterman about recent developments within Emerging Markets and our current outlook.

0:50 – MSCI announces Chinese A shares to be included in Emerging Markets index

2:40 – Market capitalization and impact of Chinese A shares

4:50 – Differentiating between Frontier, Emerging, and Developed Markets

8:15 – Moody’s downgrading of Chinese Debt

10:15 – Effects of India’s recent demonetization program

13:10 – Brazil’s Carwash Scandal

15:35 – Political Corruption within Emerging Market countries

17:20 –US currency and interest rate impacts on Emerging Markets countries

In this podcast, Communications Group Manager Naj Srinivas talks to Research Analysts Luis Casian and Brad Rotolo about the Energy sector’s recent developments and our current outlook.

00:56 - Major Energy stories

01:48 - OPEC vs. US production

03:50 - What could cause oil to venture out of its recent norm near $50?

05:30 - Recent globalized nature of oil production

07:03 - Technological improvements in fracking

09:15 - Natural gas by products

10:13 - US production meets demand

In this podcast, we talk to US Private Client Services Vice President Erik Renaud about some recent client questions on the market and our current outlook. Topics include all-time market highs, Trump Administration tax and trade policy, European elections and bear market causes. We also discuss some of the economic fundamentals supporting Fisher Investments’ bullish outlook.

In this podcast, we talk to Content Analyst Elisabeth Dellinger about the recently released second edition of The Ten Roads to Riches.

In this podcast, we discuss our firm’s views on some common client questions from around the country.