Our Commentary

CIO Ron G. Albahary, CFA discusses the implications of the recent bank failures for interest rates, inflation and the credit markets and how we have prepared portfolios for what is likely to be another volatile year driven by a change in market regime.

CIO Ron Albahary discusses what the tense debt ceiling negotiations, and the potential outcomes, could mean for the economy.
Watch a 4-minute video recap of current market trends by David Baker, Senior Director, Investment Strategy and Communications at Laird Norton Wealth Management.

We have just passed the one-year anniversary of Wetherby Asset Management and Laird Norton Wealth Management joining forces.
Watch a 4-minute video recap of current market trends by David Baker, Senior Director, Investment Strategy and Communications at Laird Norton Wealth Management.

On the heels of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) being taken over by the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.), on Sunday another bank – Signature Bank of NY – became the 3rd largest bank in U.S. history to fail (after Washington Mutual back in 2008 and SVB). U.S. bank regulators have extensive tools to help avert panic and reassure the markets.
Watch a 4-minute video recap of current market trends by David Baker, Senior Director, Investment Strategy and Communications at Laird Norton Wealth Management.
Major change in size of the impact industry reflects stricter methodology, Europe makes plan to tax carbon on imports, and U.S. Department of Labor finally officially clear the way for ESG offerings in 401(k)s.