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A minor earthquake hit the financial system late last week, with the bankruptcy and seizure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (SBNY). We expect this to reverberate throughout the financial system and lead to aftershocks....

"Financial Earthquake" in Silicon Valley | Webster Investment Advisors

FOR SEVERAL QUARTERS NOW WE HAVE CAUTIONED OF STOCK AND BOND HIGH VALUATIONS and of high inflation and rising interest rates. Fortunately, we have positioned client overall portfolios accordingly and have through diversification...

WIA BELIEVES | A Shift to Cautious Optimism

Markets remain extremely volatile with 1% - 2% moves in market indices happening almost daily. Yet for all the market noise and volatility, this remains a broadly uncomplicated market. Following I’d like to add some perspective...

WIA BELIEVES | Inflation is the Driver of Market Volatility

In my WIA Believes a couple of months ago I discussed "Addressing a Growling Bear" and ways to maintain patience through taking comfort in portfolio diversification. While we are currently in a stock market rally, not uncommon...

WIA BELIEVES | Not Out of the Bear-filled Woods, Yet In my WIA Believes a couple of months ago I discussed

Dear Clients and Friends,Given the ongoing tumult in the stock and bond markets, rather than provide you a reprise of my “market/economic comments” of just seven weeks ago ("Embracing Uncertainty" 3/1/22 ), I want to...

WIA BELIEVES | Addressing A Growling Bear Dear Clients and Friends,Given the ongoing tumult in the stock and bond markets, rather than provide you a reprise of my “market/economic comments” of just seven weeks ago (

WIA BELIEVES | Embracing Uncertainty WIA BELIEVES | Embracing Uncertainty Robert N. Webster | March 01, 2022 Share | Dear Clients and Friends,This could be one of the most volatile weeks the world has seen since 1945, as reflected in disconcerting headlines and gyrating stock, bond and energy markets. But all is not lost, and in siftin...

WIA BELIEVES | Bumpy Beginning to a New Year WIA BELIEVES | Bumpy Beginning to a New Year Robert N. Webster | January 11, 2022 Share | Stocks surged out of the gate on Monday, January 3, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 hitting records to ring in the first trading day of the new year. Then came the midweek release of the F...

Change of pace from our usual market commentary, and likely very valuable for all families...Let’s ask a question that seemingly has an obvious answer. Why is estate planning important? First of all, when many hear the term...

WIA BELIEVES | 7 Costly Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid

With fall and football on the very near horizon, I’m writing to share some financial thoughts as the markets transition through their traditional summer doldrums. You know me to believe that markets move in the short-term on...

WIA BELIEVES | Markets and Seasons in Transition

In our April update we wrote about the potential for an uptick in inflation as the world mounted a rapid recovery post widespread vaccine distribution. Up to that turning point, thanks to record-breaking fiscal support, the U.S....

WIA BELIEVES | Inflation -

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