Andrew Hammond
From the Desk of Andy Hammond
I’ve been honored by the opportunity to set clients’ minds at ease on a couple of points this year. It has been a turbulent economic time out there, and we get a lot of questions about the impact on our lives. First and foremost: if you have questions, you’re not alone. Clients from all walks […]
AAF Wealth Management Q1 Market Update
1st Quarter 2023: A Record-setting Start Reflecting on the start of 2023, it strikes us as interesting that we’ve just endured yet another volatile period that has seemingly become the norm for markets during the months of February and March. For the past five years, at least late winter through early spring, market turbulence has come […]
Investment Performance – 2022 Recap.
As we look back on 2022, there are things for which we can be grateful, but market performance is certainly not one of them. Investment Performance – 2022 Recap. Around the world, few markets provided positive performance in what turned out to be the worst year for US investors since the Great Financial Crisis of […]
Inflationary Pressures on the Decline
Over the past two weeks, economic data have pointed to what may be a change in the stifling inflationary pressures we’ve become accustomed to over the past 2 years. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX RELEASE LEADS TO OPTIMISM… Last Thursday’s release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) readings from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) noted […]
AAF Wealth Management’s Q3 2022 Market Perspective
A PROLOGUE TO THE STORY… As we sat down to pen this latest quarterly newsletter, we couldn’t help but think of the opening scene of the movie The Big Short (2015). “IT AIN’T WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW THAT GETS YOU INTO TROUBLE. IT’S WHAT YOU KNOW FOR SURE THAT JUST AIN’T SO.” – MARK TWAIN The […]
State of the Market from AAF Wealth Management
In this webcast, recorded April 2022 at AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Educational Seminar, AAF Wealth Management leaders, Kevin P. Hodson and Andrew E. Hammond, CFP®, provide guidance on actions investors should take to address cash needs, fixed income, and equity decisions during a period of elevated inflation. The need for selectivity has never been more important as the business […]
Live Session: State of the Market, April 27
AAFCPAs’ Annual Nonprofit Educational Seminar is Virtual Again in 2022! AAFCPAs is offering a full day of educational content (9am – 3pm) designed to educate, challenge, and inspire nonprofit professionals! As a client and/or friend of AAFCPAs, your registration is complimentary. Reserve your seat.>> Featured Session: State of the Market from AAF Wealth Management (2:35pm […]
AAF Wealth Management Quarterly Update
2021 was a year of big expectations, big headlines, and even bigger returns in the world’s financial markets. With hopes of putting pandemic lockdowns in our past, 2021 looked capable of ushering in a new era. There were no shortages of headlines to divert our attention away from the economy. From political changes, to headlines […]
AAF Wealth Management Q2 Market Update
Summer is here, just in time for us to emerge cautious and bleary-eyed from quarantine. It’s been more gratifying this summer, in particular, to reunite with family and friends, connect in person with colleagues, and recharge with much needed vacations! The global economy and financial markets are gaining momentum as people get out and spend […]