Latest Investments & Planning Insights
Weekly Edge
At the end of the trading week, the team at NewEdge Wealth publishes its commentary on the week that was, as well as some insights into what it means for clients looking ahead.
Field of AI Dreams
“If you build it, he will come” is a message heard throughout the 1989 baseball classic Field of Dreams. While it has been nearly four decades since its release, the film’s key messages of the power of dreams, confidence, and purpose, offer notable parallels to the current state of the AI ecosystem. In particular, today’s massive capital investment in the infrastructure to support the expected demand for this generational technology.
Never Going Back Again?
This week’s Edge will look at the calls for big rate cuts given today’s inflation backdrop and how tariffs could impact economic growth.
Make the Best of What’s Around with Bonds
With all the excitement in the equity market these days – Solid Q2 earnings! Silly stocks! AI mania! – it’s easy for bonds to get lost in the shuffle. The wild interest rate swings in the opening years of this decade have given way to a long period of elevated but stable yields, which has important implications for how we design bond portfolios.
One Last Breath
The Fed, investors, and corporate America are holding their breath — waiting to see if AI can keep the economy from slipping.
Wealth Strategy
A successful wealth strategy process benefits from a team of advisors, collectively focused on the goals specific to your family. Below are some of the insights and strategies the team at NewEdge has published on what it means to have a wealth strategy, rather than a simple financial plan.
Articles, Webinars & Media Appearances
Navigating the Divide: Active vs. Passive Strategies in Today’s Equity Markets
As equity market indices have delivered remarkably high and steady returns, investment strategies tied to those indexes can play a more important role in portfolios. So-called passive investing has become a $13 trillion powerhouse, transforming the financial landscape. But its rapid ascent has broader implications for market dynamics.
Corporate Transparency Act: Nationwide Injunction Back on Hold as of December 26
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion late on December 26, reinstating the nationwide injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This decision once again places the January deadline for covered businesses to register their Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) on hold. The Court indicated that a final ruling on the matter is forthcoming, confirming that no filings are required until a decision is reached.
2024 Year-End Planning Guide
This whitepaper outlines key considerations in wealth management, including investment strategies, income tax planning, estate planning, charitable giving, and retirement planning, tailored for UHNW clients.
Watch the Replay: 2025 Outlook Preview
In true NewEdge fashion, our 2025 Outlook Preview is presented as a “songbook”, inspired by songs from a broad swath of genres. In addition to the link to the charts below, we have also shared a video where Chief Investment Officer Cameron Dawson walks through the deck.
Nationwide Injunction on the Corporate Transparency Act: Key Takeaways
On December 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas imposed a national injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the CTA.
Choose Your Own Adventure: A Journey Through Charitable Giving Options
Whether the gifts are large or small, simple or complex – this webinar covers a range of charitable giving options and how each method might be well-suited to accomplish your financial and philanthropic goals.
Gen X: Navigating the In-Between
Born between the mid-1960s and early 1980s, Generation X (“Gen X”) stands as a pivotal cohort that bridges the gap between Baby Boomers and Millennials. Often dubbed as the “latch-key generation” – referring to growing up with double-income parents and coming home from school to an empty home – Gen Xers were shaped by their Baby Boomer parents who instilled in them the value of hard work and self-reliance.
When the Will is Gone
There is a presumption under the law that when a Will is destroyed, the Testator (i.e., the person who created the Will) intended for it to be destroyed. But what happens when an original copy of a Will (or a Revocable Trust) is accidentally destroyed or lost?
Legacy Leaders: Estate Planning for Business Owners
Watch the latest webinar hosted by Robin Petty, Managing Director and Head of Wealth Strategy at NewEdge Wealth, and Jennifer Jordan McCall, Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, as they discussed the Internal Revenue Code Section 2036(a) in the context of business entity planning such as gifts of corporate, partnership and limited liability company interests to irrevocable trusts.