This past March marked the 10-year anniversary of the market bottom that concluded the 2008/2009 Global Financial Crisis. The decade ending March 31, 2019 was a very interesting one for market observers and practitioners. We offer ten market observations from that decade, and, informed by history, ten predictions about what the next ten years may … Continue reading Ten Years, Ten Observations, and Ten Predictions
“The greatest scientists are artists as well.” — Albert Einstein Two questions: When was the US Equity market riskier for an investor: March 2009. The S&P 500 has just fallen 55% from its peak and the trailing ten-year standard deviation of S&P 500 returns was 21%. The market trades at a valuation of 13 times … Continue reading Modeling the Reality of Risk in 2019
Sellwood Consulting LLC is pleased to welcome our newest shareholders, who have demonstrated lasting value to the firm and our clients, by exemplifying Sellwood’s core values of experience and integrity. NICK WOODWARD, CFA, Consultant, Principal RUTHIE ZIMMERMAN, Associate, Principal These individuals join Sellwood’s four existing employee shareholders: Charlie Waibel, Kevin Raymond, Ryan Harvey, and Ashlee Moehring. Sellwood remains 100% … Continue reading Welcoming Our Newest Shareholders
Note: These assumptions are now outdated. Our current capital market assumptions and our white paper documenting their construction can always be found on our Capital Market Assumptions page. Sellwood Consulting’s 2019 Capital Market Assumptions are available. These 10-year, forward-looking assumptions of asset class return, risk, and correlation are the key input variables for our asset allocation work on behalf … Continue reading 2019 Capital Market Assumptions
In the spirit of the holiday season, every year Sellwood Consulting celebrates a local charity. This year, we made a donation on behalf of our clients to Community Vision, one of Oregon’s largest providers of individualized support for people with disabilities. Community Vision’s mission is to make Oregon a place where people with disabilities can … Continue reading Happy Holidays from Sellwood Consulting