Market Insights – First Quarter 2026

A Mid-Cycle Economic Revival The current administration entered this presidential term with an ambitious growth agenda based on reform and stimulus. While most policy initiatives were accommodative, there were also some restrictive measures aimed at improving balance in global trade and productivity from government spending. Unlike Trump 1.0 when stimulative tax cuts preceded the burden […]

Market Insights – Fourth Quarter 2025

Dichotomies and Bifurcations After consecutive years of strong returns, global stock markets were expected to take a breather and slow down in 2025. Those expectations seemed to be on track during the first two quarters. After a solid start to the year, prospects of a global trade war raised the specter of a recession and […]

Sandip Bhagat Explores Market Fundamentals and AI’s Long-Term Impact on Nasdaq TradeTalks

Whittier Trust Chief Investment Officer, Sandip Bhagat, joined Nasdaq experts in a dynamic conversation on market stability, the evolving role of AI in the U.S. economy and how patient, long-term investing can turn short-term market noise into opportunity. While the first half of the year was marked by volatility from trade, tariffs and geopolitical concerns, […]

The Art of Stock Selection

Understand you are buying a business, not trading a stock. The casual investor tends to focus on the wrong thing when investing. Most will think of the stock as the investment while forgetting the most important part. The most important thing to remember about investing in stocks is that you are not just buying a […]

Market Insights – Third Quarter 2025

The Calm After The Storm The first half of 2025 delivered all the thrills and scares of a turbocharged roller coaster. The twists and turns were sudden and startling; the ups and downs were vicious and violent. The ride left investors shaken from a potentially calamitous experience where mistakes would have been easy to make […]