We live in a world where financial products are marketed like luxury memberships. Join the club. Get access to “exclusive” deals. Diversify away from the boring public markets and into alternatives where the real money is made. The pitch is seductive—especially when wrapped in sleek websites and bold promises. The latest cautionary tale comes from...Read More

Why sounding smart may cost you more than it earns you There’s a strange irony in investing—one that’s easy to miss if you’re not paying attention to how we listen. Time and again, the most respected voices in the room are the ones sounding the alarm. Those discussing bubbles, recessions, breakdowns, and black swans. The...Read More

The first half of 2025 reminded us that markets don’t move in straight lines. Neither does investor sentiment. The markets began the year on firm footing. A new administration in Washington brought a fresh sense of optimism to many investors. Promises of fiscal discipline, supply chain realignment, and regulatory simplification boosted confidence across industries. Markets...Read More

Adjusting the Equation in Real Time GDP = C + I + G + (X – M). The above equation provides one way to conceptualize economic activity for a country. It makes the relationship between Consumption (C), Investment (I), Government spending (G), and the difference between exports and imports (X-M). Simple in form. Impossibly complex...Read More

Quarterly PSN Top Guns List published by Zephyr identifies best-in-class separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF strategies. Boston, MA—May 20, 2025— 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 strategies for Q1 2025.  The highly anticipated list,...Read More

Auour Investments Named Manager of the Decade for Global Fixed Income for Q4 2024Quarterly PSN Top Guns List published by Zephyr identifies best-in-class separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF strategies. Boston, MA—March 6, 2025— Auour Investments announced today it has been named to the celebrated PSN Top Guns List of best-performing separate accounts, managed...Read More

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

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