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.
December 27, 2018
If any investors had forgotten about the concept of risk in financial markets, the stock market has reminded us over…
December 26, 2018
It looks increasing likely that we are headed for a bear market, a drop of 20% or more, on a…
December 18, 2018
The S&P 500 has fallen about 13% from its high. The drop has occurred quickly and during a time of…
The Value of Investing, Revisited
December 6, 2018
Following a Monday stock market rally on the hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, equity losses once again intensified Tuesday. …
November 21, 2018
Since late September, we’ve been experiencing a volatile stock market. The S&P 500 has fallen 9.61% from its high, the…
November 5, 2018
October was the worst month for stocks in seven years. It was also one of the ten worst Octobers for…
October 30, 2018
Last week we wrote about the widespread misconception that 2018 is a robust year for investment returns in The Curse…
Apr 17, 2019
Apr 03, 2019
Mar 25, 2019