The Carry Trade Given the volatility in the markets over the past few days, we thought it wise to address our thoughts surrounding it. Please understand that the observations and opinions shared below can change as new information becomes available. Last Wednesday, the Governor Ueda of the Bank of Japan made a comment that took...Read More

Media Contact: Keller Schlueter Auour Investments kschlueter@auour.com (617) 326-8211 Quarterly PSN Top Guns List published by Zephyr identifies best-in-class separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF strategies. Wenham, MA—May 22, 2024— Auour Investments announced today it has been named to the celebrated PSN Top Guns List of best-performing separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF...Read More

Recently, we’ve been confronted with a few questions: Is it possible that we might avoid a recession? Has inflation been controlled without a surge in unemployment? And, can banks and commercial real estate weather the Federal Reserve’s significant rate hikes? The graphic below, depicting how often the term “soft landing” was used in the news,...Read More

As the year draws to a close, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who have accompanied us on this remarkable journey. This year marks our tenth anniversary, and it has been a decade filled with significant milestones. Among them, we celebrated the ten-year anniversaries of our first two strategies in October and December....Read More

“If I can be optimistic when I’m nearly dead, surely the rest of you can handle a little inflation” – Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (99 years old) We’ve been saying for a while that today’s market landscape is shaping up to be quite different from the past. We said it first in...Read More

In our first note of the year, we said patience would be required as the world worked through high inflation and tightening monetary conditions. We suggested that the last 20 years have conditioned investors to assume economic events happen quickly and resolve quickly. We cautioned that this time may be different from the recent past—that...Read More

Dollar Dominance The media often plays up the narrative that the U.S. dollar is about to lose its dominance. We can understand investors’ fear but cannot find an argument that warrants the decline in dollar power. We could find reasons to think the dollar may lose some value relative to others but to lose its...Read More

Prescribed Fire White oaks are large, deciduous trees native to eastern North America. The wood from the white oak is highly valued for its strength, durability, and resistance to decay and insect damage. It is also appreciated for its lack of porosity, making it vital to the spirits industry, which ages bourbon in oak barrels...Read More

Warren Buffett famously said, “Only when the tide goes out do you learn who has been swimming naked,” which seems appropriate right now. With the period of easy and plentiful money in the rearview mirror, we see cracks within some banks agitating the investment markets. At first, it was one bank tied to the crypto...Read More

We sit 13 months since the equity markets hit their high. The low in equity prices occurred about five months ago. As we noted in our last newsletter, growth in corporate profits is only now turning negative, and many past reliable signals would suggest that a period of economic softness is in front of us....Read More