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06/03/2026

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06/01/2026

The U.S. stock market is getting way ahead of itself. Chief Market Officer Eric Parnell, CFA is concerned about a few things in this week's Simplified Financial Economic & Market Report:

🦾 The U.S. stock market has rallied too far, too fast since late March lows, with concentration narrowing to only 38% of S&P 500 stocks outperforming the index, creating fragility as fewer stocks shoulder the burden of driving gains.

🛢️ Federal Reserve rate hike expectations — driven by oil prices exceeding $100/barrel and rising inflation — represent a net liquidity drain from markets, undermining a key pillar that supported the prior bull case.

🪫 Semiconductor stocks, having surged more than 80% in two months, exhibit bubble-like characteristics; their historically elevated volatility and tendency to decline 40–70% during downturns pose meaningful downside risk, particularly amid a rising rate environment.

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“It’s gettin’, it’s gettin’, it’s gettin’ kinda heavy” – The Power, Snap, 1990 The U.S. stock market is getting way ahead of itself. For as constructive on the markets as I was back in February and March when the S&P 500 was careening into correction territory despite the fact that...

05/26/2026

In this week’s Simplified FInancial Market Insights, Eric Hough, Eric Parnell, CFA, and Evan Coffey dive into the latest with the markets:

🛡️ Private Markets Noise vs. Reality: Redemption headlines at BlackRock and Blue Owl are alarming on the surface, but the 5% quarterly liquidity cap is a structural safeguard, and comparisons to 2008 miss the mark.

🎈 Stagflation Warning Signs: CPI at 3.8%, gas above $4.50, a 10-year at a 52-week high, and zero cuts priced in for 2026 paint a 1970s-style backdrop for incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.

🪫 Infrastructure is the AI Bottleneck: With hyperscalers spending $700B+ in 2026, the constraint isn’t capital — it’s power and grid capacity, creating a growing role for private market investment globally.

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In this week’s GVA Market Insights, our Asset Management team explores: Private Markets Noise vs. Reality: Redemption headlines at BlackRock and Blue Owl are alarming on the surface, but the 5% quarterly liquidity cap is a structural safeguard, and comparisons to 2008 miss the mark. Stagflation Wa...

05/22/2026

Interesting tradeoff between long-term value and immediate liquidity 💭💰

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05/19/2026

Evan Coffey and Eric Hough have been looking at the AI capex story from two angles, and they point to the same problem. This earnings season cut cleanly between hyperscalers with external cloud revenue — Alphabet Inc., Amazon, Microsoft — and those without. The market rewarded the former and punished the latter. But the deeper constraint isn't on balance sheets, it's on the power grid. Up to 30% of planned U.S. data center capacity for 2026 is delayed due to permitting, equipment shortages, and grid bottlenecks. Capital is moving at software speed. Infrastructure is not.

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Why Digital CAPEX Is Colliding with Physical Infrastructure Reality What happens when the tortoise and the hare must finish the race at the same time? The market narrative today is dominated by the scale of capital being deployed into AI, data centers, and next-generation compute. Hundreds of billio...

05/15/2026

📊 Everyone’s financial priorities look a little different.

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05/13/2026

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05/13/2026

Investment Analyst, Evan Coffey, breaks down the growing debate around Big Tech AI spending in this week’s Simplified Financial Economic & Market Report:

💰 AI spending is exploding: Major tech companies are projected to spend hundreds of billions on AI infrastructure, with estimates topping $1 trillion by 2027.

🏗️ Investors want proof of returns: Markets are no longer rewarding AI spending alone. Companies are now being judged on whether that investment is generating measurable revenue growth.

☁️ Cloud giants stood out this quarter: Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon showed strong AI driven cloud revenue growth, helping justify their massive capital expenditures.

📉 Not all AI spending is viewed equally: Companies without clear external revenue validation faced heavier scrutiny, even after strong earnings results.

🔍 The focus is shifting: Wall Street’s question is no longer “Who is spending the most on AI?” but “Who can turn that spending into sustainable profits?”

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Last week five of the biggest names in technology released their latest quarterly earnings results and while all beat top and bottom line estimates comfortably, Wall Street is becoming increasingly concerned about one recurring theme within the earnings calls.

05/07/2026

Every business name has a story and hers started with purpose, passion, and a vision to help families feel confident about their future. ✨

In this clip, Carmen Andrews shares the meaning behind the name of our company and the heart that built it. We’re grateful to serve a community that feels more like family every day. 💚