Welcome to our blog. With client questions, observations and comments as inspiration, we’ve been writing about investments, markets and financial planning since we founded Atwater Malick in September of 2008. Below are links to some of our recent essays. We hope you find them educational and enjoyable.
November 17, 2025
Clients often ask us, “Where is the market is heading?” After all, economists publish growth projections to one decimal place;…
March 13, 2025
The market has been volatile thus far in 2025. For our regular readers, you know we have been working to…
Wishing You a Cautious New Year
December 30, 2024
Although market timing is impossible, there is an important long-term indicator that gives us caution. We are not the only…
June 6, 2024
In case you missed it, this is a presidential election year. We must endure the constant TV commercials, fundraising text…
January 29, 2024
Stocks are exciting. They get all the attention and they steal the headlines. Bonds are boring. They are usually less…
September 21, 2023
On the surface, U.S. equities are having a good year. Following a brutal 18.11% loss in 2022, the S&P 500…
June 6, 2023
Stock market returns come in fits and starts. Historically, stocks have experienced multi-year periods of robust gains followed by extended…
Jan 13, 2026
Nov 17, 2025
Sep 30, 2025