Investment Management Consulting

For those who are committed to improving their ongoing investment process and long-term results… Investment Management Consulting is a comprehensive process of organizing, formalizing, implementing, and monitoring the investments of your organization ongoing toward achieving your desired results and objectives. This process includes: Financial planning Steward education and orientation Organizing, assessing, and designing investment strategies Implementing, … Read more Investment Management Consulting

Fiduciary and SRI

For those with a process in place who are committed to going to the next level… Fiduciary Counseling includes a formal assessment of your current investment situation and a comparison to global standards and “Best Practices”. It helps you to align your investment practices with your IPS (investment policy statement) and vice-versa. It helps you achieve … Read more Fiduciary and SRI

ViaGem Foundation Program

For organizations with needs as described below… and organizations that are financially secure and considering alternative investments or donations to outside organizations, programs, projects, or missions… ViaGem Foundation Program is a program established to provide investment and financial management assistance to help organizations that are under-funded and located in developing areas around the world that would … Read more ViaGem Foundation Program

May – June 2020

July 4, 2020July 8, 2020Stephen Zielinski

U.S. Economic and Market Highlights

The Economy:

Improving economic data has helped stocks continue to climb despite daily new COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
The U.S. labor market added 4.8 million jobs in June versus economists’ expectation for 2.9 million, while the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% in June from 13.3% in May. Read more →

April – May 2020

May 21, 2020June 17, 2020Stephen Zielinski

U.S. Economic and Market Highlights

The Economy

Most developed countries saw Gross Domestic Product (GDP) turn negative in the first quarter due to the economic impact caused by widespread shutdowns to ward-off the Coronavirus outbreak. It is almost certain that the second quarter GDP will be negative in most countries, triggering a technical global recession.

March – April 2020

April 26, 2020April 29, 2020Stephen Zielinski

U.S. Economic and Market Highlights

CORONA VIRUS RESPONSE

For the short-term, the market remains fixated on the virus outbreak as well as policy response. Shutting down the global economy is not a viable long-term solution. The current economic “pause” across developed market geographies should buy time to slow down the spread of the virus, and enable governments to cushion the slowdown with stimulus.