Thought Leadership

By Landon Buzzerd, CFP® April 5, 2024 Referred to as the eighth wonder of the world by Albert Einstein, compound interest is the ultimate...

by Kristen Jackson March 26, 2024 Over the years I have asked many of my female friends what they do for investing and I’ve heard many of...

January 15, 2024 With 2023 in the books, we look back on the last twelve months with a sense of pleasant surprise. Coming into the year,...

by Kristen E. Jackson, CFA January 15th, 2024 With 2023 in the books, we look back on the last twelve months with a sense of pleasant...

October 13, 2023 Despite talk of a pending recession following the Federal Reserve’s aggressive 2022 rate hikes, the fundamental economic...

by Kristen E. Jackson, CFA October 13th, 2023 Despite talk of a pending recession following the Federal Reserve’s aggressive 2022 rate...

July 14, 2023 With the first half of 2023 in the books, investors and economists should be pleased with the strong start to the year. The...

by Kristen E. Jackson, CFA July 14, 2023 With the first half of 2023 in the books, investors and economists should be pleased with the...

April 14, 2023 While markets struggled to find stable ground for most of 2022, the equity market recovery that started in the fourth...

by Kristen E. Jackson, CFA April 14, 2023 While markets struggled to find stable ground for most of 2022, the equity market recovery that...

March 21, 2023 Over the last two weeks, investors have witnessed the regional bank failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), and its peers...

January 13, 2023 With the fourth quarter and the entirety of 2022 in the rearview mirror, investors are looking forward to 2023. Last...

October 14, 2022 With the third quarter of 2022 in the books, investors are turning their focus towards year-end. A number of unanswered...

July 15, 2022 The pull-back in both equity and bond markets that began in the first part of 2022 intensified over the second quarter as...

April 14, 2022 As we began 2022, the chaotic COVID-driven changes to everyday life that have marked the past two years seemed to fade...

Kristen has been selected as a Pittsburgh Five Star Wealth Manager Award Winner once again in 2020, making this her 6th selection for the...