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Seven Ways to Bear-Proof Your Portfolio
Seven Ways to Bear-Proof Your Portfolio

About once a decade here in the Pacific Northwest, we encounter what’s been dubbed Snowmaggedon, where, as we witnessed in February, locals load up on groceries; city officials prep and treat roads, bridges and walkways; and families cozy up and stay close to home. Read More

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Trump’s Trade War Calculus
Trump's Trade War Calculus

Nearly two years after the US launched an investigation into Chinese trade policies, it seems as if the battle for pole position of the global economy has reached an inflection point. Aside from the tariffs, the threats of tariffs and, yes, the threats of even more tariffs, that have continued back-and-forth between the two countries like a painfully long ping-pong match, the Trump administration upped the ante last Friday by blacklisting Huawei. As a result, US chipmakers, including Intel, Qualcomm, Xilinx and Broadcom, have suspended supplying Huawei with semiconductors – a devastating blow to the Chinese telco. Read More

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Investing for Women
Investing for Women

Should men and women be investing differently? I don’t think that men and women need to invest differently to achieve their goals, but I think that many women have biases to overcome which can hinder their financial success. One of the biggest things that I see is that women are… Read More

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Chasing Unicorns: IPOs to Watch in 2019
Chasing Unicorns: IPOs to Watch in 2019

The unicorn, a mythological creature first depicted in the Bronze Age, has taken many forms in many cultures over many centuries. One of the earliest descriptions of the majestic, single-horned beast came in 400 BC by the Greek historian Ctesias. He described the animal as having a white head, purple body, blue eyes, and a cubit-long colored horn. Read More

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