Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network
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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.
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:…
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…
2018 Midyear Outlook: Growth and Markets Picking Back Up
By Brad McMillan, CFA®, CAIA, MAI, chief investment officer, managing principal, Commonwealth Financial Network® 2017 was a great…
Will Quantitative Tightening Sink the Market?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network As we move away from the financial crisis and as policies…
More Market Turbulence: Risks Are Rising
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network Yesterday, we had another breakdown in the stock market. Major indices…
Could the Great Financial Crisis Happen Again?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network Today marks the 10th anniversary of the failure of the Wall…
Improving Fundamentals Lead to a Strong Third Quarter
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network As we close out the third quarter of the year, here’s…
Dow 22K: Are We Seeing a Pattern?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network It seems like just a couple of months ago that I…
Are Current Stock Prices Reasonable?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network Valuations continue to reach new highs, and the market looks very…
Oil Prices: Will Things Be Different This Time?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network Recently, there has been a great deal of discussion over oil…
How Similar are 1999 and 2017?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network When I look at the current economic and market environment, I…
Sell in May and Go Away?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network As April draws to a close, the old adage “Sell in…