Author: Jason Muscat

To many observers the global economy seems stuck on pause as Covid-19 rolls its way through different geographies. Workers able to work remotely are doing so, while millions of “non-essential …

The speed with which this particular market episode has unfolded is unprecedented. It took just four weeks for the broad market to fall between 35-40%, bottoming on March 23, 2020. …

The last several weeks have seen an enormous amount of market volatility. Not just the stock market – this volatility has affected every financial market in the world, from stocks …

Lyell Wealth Management invests substantial resources in proprietary research which helps us decipher real economic and market data apart from the sensationalist financial media. We periodically publish a Snapshots issue …

The markets are contending with many significant issues that have led to increased volatility. The primary issue is the U.S.-China trade war and associated slowing of the European, Japanese and …

There is an old saying in the investment world that “Profits are an opinion, but dividends are a fact.” The implication is that nothing matters until an investor has received …

Last year was a turbulent one for investors in which virtually every asset class ended flat to down. As noted in the August Tug of War Perspective, Lyell Wealth Management …

Perhaps the most consensus investment advice in recent years has been for investors to allocate more funds overseas. Financial media and commentators consistently tout the merits of international investing with …

One can make a compelling narrative why the bull market in U.S. equities is not over. For starters, 2018 has ushered in the lowest statutory corporate tax rate since the …

Investors enjoyed a tremendous 2017. An improving economy and ample global liquidity resulted in rising stock markets with unusually low volatility. This environment lasted through January, while February ushered in …