Latest Investments & Planning Insights
Weekly Edge
At the end of the trading week, the team at NewEdge Wealth publishes its commentary on the week that was, as well as some insights into what it means for clients looking ahead.
Housing Alone
Mortgage rates are easing, but housing remains frozen. Discover what’s keeping sales and construction from recovery in 2025.
Field of AI Dreams
“If you build it, he will come” is a message heard throughout the 1989 baseball classic Field of Dreams. While it has been nearly four decades since its release, the film’s key messages of the power of dreams, confidence, and purpose, offer notable parallels to the current state of the AI ecosystem. In particular, today’s massive capital investment in the infrastructure to support the expected demand for this generational technology.
Never Going Back Again?
This week’s Edge will look at the calls for big rate cuts given today’s inflation backdrop and how tariffs could impact economic growth.
Make the Best of What’s Around with Bonds
With all the excitement in the equity market these days – Solid Q2 earnings! Silly stocks! AI mania! – it’s easy for bonds to get lost in the shuffle. The wild interest rate swings in the opening years of this decade have given way to a long period of elevated but stable yields, which has important implications for how we design bond portfolios.
Wealth Strategy
A successful wealth strategy process benefits from a team of advisors, collectively focused on the goals specific to your family. Below are some of the insights and strategies the team at NewEdge has published on what it means to have a wealth strategy, rather than a simple financial plan.
Articles, Webinars & Media Appearances
April Market Volatility Update
We came into 2025 expecting a pickup in market volatility. It has not taken long for those expectations to be met, and then some. As we feared it would, the combination of optimistic businesses and consumers with equity and credit markets priced for perfection proved to be combustible when policy uncertainty was added to the mix.
Leveraging Uncertainty to Provide Stability
With uncertainty on the rise and market sentiment faltering, investors may be starting to second-guess their portfolio risk to avoid future haymakers that equity markets may throw. Portfolio strategies that provide investors with a degree of downside protection against equity loss and defined return outcomes can be a powerful tool to keep otherwise fearful investors aligned with (their financial) plan.
Catalysts Appearance: “People are shedding what they feel like are the most expensive parts of the portfolio,” says NewEdge Wealth’s Brian Nick
Brian Nick, Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Strategy, joins Catalysts to discuss the value of long-term AI investments.
Bloomberg Appearance: The American Exceptionalism Debate with Cameron Dawson, CFA®
Cameron Dawson, CFA®, Chief Investment Officer, speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney to discuss if U.S. exceptionalism is alive and well.
Bloomberg Appearance: “When it comes to volatility, get used to it this year,” says Cameron Dawson, CFA®
Cameron Dawson, CFA®, Chief Investment Officer, joins Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss the current market volatility.
Market Volatility Update
Listen in as the investment team discusses the source of recent market volatility, the potential duration and depth of the correction, and how investors can take advantage.
Highlights from the 2025 Onward Conference
The third annual Onward Conference continued our mission to equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools they need to successfully position themselves, their families, and their businesses for a future transaction, whenever the time is right.
Home is Where the Domicile Is
Because state tax laws vary widely, individuals often seek to reduce their tax burden by changing their domicile to a more tax-friendly state. This requires a careful balancing act of physical presence, legal documentation and a clear intent to make a new state one’s permanent home.
Insurance Before & After Disasters: A Strategic Approach
By thoughtfully mapping an all-encompassing approach, you can minimize your financial risk and ensure a smoother path to rebuilding your life and your financial health.