SEI Mailings
It has come to our attention that SEI has sent out misaddressed mailings, due to a glitch in their system. These letters were general information and contained no account numbers or other personal details. SEI is aware of the situation and will resend the mailings with the appropriate names and addresses. If you have received […]
SEI Update
Hope you are well and your summer has been a good one so far! I just wanted to let you know that you will receive some correspondence from SEI in the next few weeks regarding a new pricing structure (effective October 1st) and ongoing enhancements they are making to their services and website. Some of […]
The Brexit Aftermath
Welcome to Brexit Yesterday’s vote by the British electorate to end its 43-year membership in the European Union seems to have taken just about everybody by surprise, but the aftermath could not have been more predictable. The uncertainty of how, exactly, Europe and Britain will manage a complex divorce over the coming decade sent global […]
Time Versus Timing
The popular investment axiom of “sell in May and go away” isn’t off to a great start. U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, were up 1.8% in the month of May. While the conventional wisdom behind the saying suggests that investors should stay out of the market for the six month time […]
Five Reasons for Optimism
Nobody wants to say it out loud—BUY!—but there’s certainly a lot of murmuring on Wall Street about opportunities for investors as financial markets careen lower and lower. The gloom from January has carried into February, with the S&P 500 index down more than 10% so far this year. Investors increasingly worry that a recession may […]
The Great Panic of 2016
There’s no diplomatic way to say this: the global stock markets are in panic mode right now. In two weeks of trading, the U.S. S&P 500 index is down 8% on the year, which brings us close to correction territory (a 10% decline), and has some predicting a bear market (a 20% decline). On top […]
5 Reasons We Give Thanks This Year
The views and opinions contained herein are those of Bellatore Financial, Inc. and have been researched and analyzed by Jonathan Scheid, CFA, President & Chief Investment Officer. By: Jonathan Scheid, CFA Thanksgiving is the time of year to reflect on the many blessings in our lives. We will use this week’s message to show our […]
SEI Enhances Sign-On Security for AccessMyPortfolio.com
Due to increasingly sophisticated attacks upon websites throughout all industries, SEI has proactively made necessary changes to significantly increase security access to protect your data. During the weekend of October 24-25, AccessMyPortfolio.com, the SEI website, will undergo enhanced website authentication. During this time,the website will be unavailable. During your first login on or after October […]
Volatility is Up. What now?
Professional investors know something that most people find impossible to believe: that the threat of scary ups and downs in the markets is by far the best friend of the long-term investor. Why? Because over the long term, stocks have provided returns far higher than bonds or cash. If it weren’t for the occasional dizzying […]
Third Quarter Recap
You could say that the markets took a breather in the third quarter of 2014. The markets experienced a difficult month of September, giving up some of the gains from the prior eight months and causing investors to worry that we’re about to experience more of the same. Nobody seems to have a convincing explanation […]