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LNWM’s New CEO and Other Good News
May 8, 2020
LNWM’s New CEO and Other Good News
There is a lot going on at Laird Norton Wealth Management (LNWM) these days, all of it good. So it is not surprising that the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) prominently f
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Q2 2020 Economic Outlook: A Brave New World
April 16, 2020
Q2 2020 Economic Outlook: A Brave New World
COVID-19 is disruptive for most Americans, trying for many, and devastating for some. But it will eventually be contained. The question is how long from now, and what toll wil
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What It Means to Be a Long-Term Investor
April 16, 2020
What It Means to Be a Long-Term Investor
When the going gets tough, long-term investors can hang tough, but only with a portfolio built prepared to weather turbulence. We take a closer look at what it means to be a l
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6 Ways to Stay Safe Online During and After Coronavirus
April 10, 2020
6 Ways to Stay Safe Online During and After Coronavirus
Due to the national health emergency created by COVID-19, online scammers have way more opportunity to cheat and defraud, as most Americans are doing virtually everything via
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There Will Be an End to COVID-19
April 3, 2020
There Will Be an End to COVID-19
COVID-19 is likely to be disruptive for most Americans, trying for many, and devastating for some. But it will eventually be contained, based on all indications so far. Its du
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Being Tax-Smart in a Volatile Market Can Improve Returns
March 26, 2020
Being Tax-Smart in a Volatile Market Can Improve Returns
How investment portfolios are managed during a highly turbulent or down market greatly determines net total return once a rebound happens. This certainly applies to managing t
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The Monday Mix: March 9 – 15, 2020
March 16, 2020
The Monday Mix: March 9 – 15, 2020
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing: — The Federal Reserve cut its target interest to zero and announced $700 billion in gov’t bond purchas
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Coronavirus: What the Bond Market Is Telling Us
March 10, 2020
Coronavirus: What the Bond Market Is Telling Us
Here’s a bit of March Madness for you: the yield on ALL Treasury bonds is now 1% or less. That’s right: the 10-year Treasury bond is now yielding below 0.6% and the 30-yea
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3 Ways to Keep Your Portfolio Healthy During Coronavirus
March 2, 2020
3 Ways to Keep Your Portfolio Healthy During Coronavirus
After more than a decade of US economic growth, a record-long bull market in stocks, and record-low market volatility, last week we hit records in the other direction: sky-hig
