Pandemic Economic Damage Gets Worse
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network The third wave of the pandemic may be showing signs of…
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…
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…
Looking Back at the Markets in Q3 and Ahead to Q4 2020
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network September, as expected, was a difficult month, with markets in the…
Where Bear? There Bear!
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network My son has a stuffed bear he got when he was…
Outlook 2020: How Real Is the Risk of Recession?
by Brad McMillan, CFAÒ, CAIA, MAI, Commonwealth Financial Network As we close out the year, the economy looks…
12 Record Highs for the S&P: What Does It All Mean?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network This morning, I saw a commentary piece that pointed out we…
Is Another Stock Market Record Reason to Cheer?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network Yesterday, the market—or at least the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq…
The Power of We
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network WeWork has been one of the trending business topics in recent…
Earnings Season: Here We Go Again
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network This morning, I spent some time speaking with a client who…
A Look Back at the Markets in May and Ahead to June 2019
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network “Sell in May and go away” was certainly on point last…
Should We Ignore Recent Market Volatility?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network After Monday’s terrible performance—with U.S. stock markets down more than 2…
Investors: Sell in May and Go Away?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network Today we will take a look at an old investing adage:…
Does Strong Q1 for Economy Forecast More Blue Skies Ahead?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network This morning, we got the first estimate of economic growth for…
The Great Financial Crisis: 10 Years Ago This Week
by Brad McMillan, Chief Investment Officer, Commonwealth Financial Network There has been much discussion recently about how the…
