Brad McMillan, Chief Investment Officer, Commonwealth Financial
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Brad McMillan is the chief investment officer at Commonwealth Financial Network, the nation’s largest privately held independent broker/dealer-RIA. He is the primary spokesperson for Commonwealth’s investment divisions. This post originally appeared on The Independent Market Observer, a daily blog authored by Brad McMillan.
Looking Back at the Markets in April and Ahead to May 2023
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network After moderate gains in March, markets continued to rally in April.…
May 10, 2023
Market Focus Moves from the Fed to Financial Crisis
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network Yesterday, the Fed completed its regular meeting and announced that it…
March 23, 2023
Will Midterm Madness Affect Markets?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network One of the questions I have been getting recently is about…
November 3, 2022
Looking Back at the Markets in August and Ahead to September 2022
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network August was a resumption of the earlier pullback after a surprisingly…
September 9, 2022
2022 Market and Economic Outlook: Finding the Upside
by Brad McMillan, CFA®, CAIA, MAI, Managing Principal, Chief Investment Officer, Commonwealth Financial Network® As we closed out…
December 16, 2021
Are Consumers Losing Confidence?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial One of the key indicators I follow is consumer confidence. With more…
September 2, 2021
Midyear Outlook 2021: The Long and Winding Road Back to Normal
by Brad McMillan, CFA®, CAIA, MAI, Managing Principal, Chief Investment Officer, Commonwealth Financial Network®, Member FINRA/SIPC If we…
June 29, 2021
Pandemic Economic Damage Gets Worse
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network The third wave of the pandemic may be showing signs of…
December 17, 2020
Is the Recent Market Pullback a Good Thing?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network Today, we have another down day in the markets, as the…
October 28, 2020
Is a Hopeful Market a Vulnerable One?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network As of yesterday, the markets spiked again, taking the major indices…
October 13, 2020