Two New Faces at Innovative Portfolios
"Making sure everything is safe, secure, and suitable for both individual and institutional clients," is the way Brad Stark,...
Short-Term Buffering May Prove Costly Long-Term
Making it temporarily easier on investors' psyches appears to be the goal of the rash of products offered by...
The Playoffs: End-is-Nigh v. Faith-Keepers
Among the talking heads, the pessimist "market mavens" are out in force again, spewing out word salads of unusual...
Equity Options as a Strategy for Concentrated Equity Positions: Part One – Covered Calls
Many investors end up with concentrated equity positions over the course of their investing tenure. Some may receive equities...
Offering No Guarantees, History Remains a Powerful Tutor
"The pain is being felt worldwide… Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40-year high…ordinary consumers are seeing prices...
Is a Shift in the Growth/Value Seesaw on the Horizon?
According to Innovative Portfolios CIO Dave Gilreath, the long period in which growth stocks dominated the stock market may...
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Real Estate as a Paradigm for Economic Recovery
What didn’t cause the recession is perhaps more important to study than what did, nareit.com writes, positing that the recent recession was caused...
Financial Insights on the Tail of the Pandemic Swan
“Clients want to hear from you about economic events and how they affect their wealth and investments. This is...
The Short and Long of the U.S. Labor Shortage
“Millions are out of a job. Yet some employers wonder: Why can’t I find workers?” reads a recent NPR Morning...
The Big Bad Tax Hike—Calming Client Fears
The Biden administration has made no secret of its intention to effect tax hikes, identifying the two prime targets...
The Multifaceted Role of REITs in Post-Pandemic Portfolios
“REITs and the 516,000 properties they own and operate will play a key role in bringing America back together,”...
Exposing Market Bubbles
“The next time a client tells you that stocks are in a bubble, consider a polite way to say,...
“20 for 20” Innovation Will Spur a Roarin’ 20s Act II
2020 was not a very good-news year, for either clients or advisors, Innovative Portfolios Chief Investment Officer Dave Gilreath...