Commonwealth Financial Network
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Commonwealth Financial Network is the nation’s largest privately held independent broker/dealer-RIA. This post originally appeared on Commonwealth Independent Advisor, the firm’s corporate blog.
Fed Leadership in Flux: The Road Ahead for Kevin Warsh
by Chris Fasciano, Chief Market Strategist, Commonwealth Financial Network After much speculation and wild swings in market expectations,…
February 3, 2026
Investors Return From Summer Break: What’s Ahead for Fall?
by Chris Fasciano, Chief Market Strategist, Commonwealth Financial Network After a volatile first four months of 2025, it…
September 4, 2025
Are the Bond Vigilantes Ready to Ride Again?
by Chris Fasciano, Chief Market Strategist, Commonwealth Financial Network "I used to think that if there was reincarnation,…
May 29, 2025
Is It a New Bull Market?
by Chris Fasciano, Chief Market Strategist, Commonwealth Financial Network I am a firm believer that the market doesn’t…
May 19, 2025
Looking at the Economic Data and Volatility in the Bond Market
by Chris Fasciano, Chief Market Strategist, Commonwealth Financial Network Last week, the S&P 500 was up 5.7%, the…
April 16, 2025
The Case for Core International Equity Exposure
Michael Greenberg, Head of Americas Portfolio Management at Franklin Templeton explains why international equities are no longer a tactical side bet, but a structural core allocation—and how disciplined portfolio construction is becoming the real source of durability
Policy Uncertainty Begins to Weigh on Investors
by Brad McMillan, CIO and Chris Fasciano, Chief Market Strategist, Commonwealth Financial Network Brad here. As many of…
February 7, 2025
In Defense of the 60-40 Portfolio
by Chris Fasciano, Senior Portfolio Manager at Commonwealth Financial Network Nobel Prize winners and “Modern Portfolio Theory” pioneers…
March 13, 2024
Market Outlook: Strong January, Strong Year?
by Tom Logue, CFA®, Commonwealth Financial Network Thus far, market momentum has carried over from 2023 into 2024.…
February 1, 2024
2023 Midyear Outlook: Asset Allocation Risks and Opportunities
by Brian Price, CFA®, Managing Principal, Investment Management and Research, Commonwealth Financial Network® What a year it has…
July 13, 2023
ESG Outlook 2023
by Sarah Hargreaves, Head of Sustainability, Commonwealth Financial Network Following two years of explosive growth, investments incorporating environmental,…
December 27, 2022
What's Next From the Fed?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network So, what will the Fed do at its latest meeting? The…
September 20, 2022
2022 Midyear Outlook: The Road Ahead for Fixed Income
by Peter Essele, CFA®, CAIA, CFP®, Commonwealth Financial Network One of the most surprising things to come out…
July 20, 2022
Signs of a Slowdown in the Economic Recovery?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network The past week has seen continued improvement, with the case growth…
September 10, 2020
Markets Are Confident—But Are They Right?
by Brad McMillan, CIO, Commonwealth Financial Network As we did last week, I’d like to provide an update…
April 30, 2020
16 Work and Life Hacks We Love
As the end of the year fast approaches, many of us are looking for new ways to save…
December 27, 2019