The news of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and accompanying turmoil in the banking sector is worthy of a brief note of explanation and perspective. There will be more that we will know and address in our upcoming quarterly cor...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementIn a year that finished none too soon for most investors, stocks and bonds managed to wind up 2022 on a positive quarter. While not much consolation to most investors, the markets absorbed a sea change of disruptive news this year. Many ...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementWorries about inflation, rising interest rates, and a contracting economy became more acute as the third quarter came to a dispirited end. Rising bond yields stoked by the Fed’s recommitment to bring down inflation weighed heavily on...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementWe are very pleased to announce that Philip Cole, CFA, has joined Meritage as a Senior Client Portfolio Manager. Philip comes to us from Bank of America Private Bank, Kansas City, where he led a team of financial advisors in portfolio ...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementUncertainties around inflation, Fed tightening, and the resilience of the U.S. economy grew more worrisome in the second quarter, sparking a broad-based selloff in stocks and bonds. Coupled with the declines of the first quarter, all maj...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementWe are very pleased to announce the addition of two new professionals to our firm. MeLissa Trujillo joins us in a new role of Senior Portfolio Administrator. As an administrative member of the Investment Team, MeLissa supports our tradin...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementWe try not to overdo these special market notes, but the recent volatility and weakness in the market is clearly deserving of an update. Our intent is to provide some context to what is going on and share a few thoughts on how we all...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementThe gradual transition of the financial backdrop back to pre-pandemic conditions encountered new challenges in the first quarter, unnerving both stock and bond investors. At stake is an economy looking to maintain its upward trajectory, ...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementSummary Market volatility has remained very high since our recent update in late January. We have seen additional evidence regarding the persistence of inflation and now the unfortunate incursion by Russia into Ukraine. We don’t try to...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementWe thought we would pass along a few thoughts about the heightened volatility in the equity market. We don’t want to attach too much significance to the first 3 ½ weeks of the year (now officially the worst start ever) but we think ...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementFrom a broad perspective, the world moved closer to normal over the past year. At the same time, there was very little about this year that seemed normal. Such is the process of putting the pieces back together, knowing the outcome won...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementSeven consecutive months of positive returns came to an abrupt end in September, erasing gains for the quarter for most broad-based equity indices. This turn of fortune was accompanied by a mix of new and old developments that for now ...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementThe Growth Equity strategy from Meritage Portfolio Management was awarded the “6 Star Top Guns U.S. Equity Universe” ranking within the Informa Investment Solutions (IIS) PSN manager ranking database. This well-respected quarterly ra...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementMost broad equity market benchmarks finished the quarter at or near all-time highs. The strong gains in the quarter reflected a combination of near ideal underlying fundamentals, ranging from company-specific earnings and revenue trends ...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementI am very pleased to announce Meritage Portfolio Management has recently surpassed the $2 billion mark for assets under management (AUM). For more than 25 years, our dual mission of investment excellence coupled with personalized investm...
By Mark E. Eveans CFA, President & Chief Investment OfficerAs we pen this first quarter update amidst the comfort of markets residing around all-time highs, we can’t help from looking back at our Investment Update this same time one year ago. The extreme uncertainty of that moment still come...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementThe Growth Equity strategy from Meritage Portfolio Management was awarded the “6 Star Top Guns U.S. Equity Universe” ranking within the Informa Investment Solutions (IIS) PSN manager ranking database. This well-respected quarterly ra...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementThe haste to put 2020 in the past is understandable on many levels, though from an investment perspective, equity investors may do so with mixed feelings. This improbable year finished strongly for stocks with most broad market averages ...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementWe are pleased to announce what we believe is a significant enhancement to our security selection process. As you may recall, Meritage uses a combination of fundamental research with quantitative modeling in our investment process to i...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementMeritage associates, friends and family members gathered to support a world free of Alzheimer’s at the 2019 Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday, October 6 in Corporate Woods. Many thanks to our fundraising contributors for supporting o...
By Meritage Portfolio ManagementAll of us at Meritage appreciate our good fortune to be a part of a successful business and live in a community that truly comes together to help those who are less fortunate. Our associates are encouraged to be involved with charitable ...
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