Our Point of View
Posted 2012-02-03
By: JNBA Investment Committee
What a difference a few months can make...
At the beginning of October 2011 the S&P 500 was bottoming at 1,074.77, while the volatility index (VIX) was persistently high, holding above 40. Equity indices were showing dramatic swings with daily …
Posted 2012-01-18
By: JNBA Financial Planning Committee
Around the beginning of each new year and around tax prep time, many people find themselves going through the piles of paperwork they have accumulated throughout the year and wondering what they can eliminate. We have compiled this simple list to …
Posted 2011-09-23
By: JNBA Investment CommitteeGlobal markets sold off sharply on Thursday (continuing the late session decline from Wednesday), as actions by the Federal Reserve, concerns over global economic growth underscored by slowing growth in China, fear about the financial and economic state of the European …
Posted 2011-08-12
By: JNBA Investment Committee
Recent poor stock market performance has underscored the importance of managing risk within portfolios. The S&P 500 closed Wednesday at 1120.76, down 18.2% from its May 2 high of 1370.58. This decline, which has steepened in the past two weeks, has reduced the …
Posted 2011-08-05
By: JNBA Investment Committee
Heading into the end of July, the focus of the financial world was on the U.S. debt ceiling and the potential for a U.S. default. We believed that the issues of the debt ceiling being raised were overstated, but that once through the near-term fear over potential …
Posted 2011-07-27
By: JNBA Investment Committee
While financial media feels it appropriate to put a clock on the television counting down to the “debt deadline,” several of these deadlines have come and gone to date with relatively little impact on financial markets. Ultimately, for there to be an …
Posted 2011-07-15
By: JNBA Investment Committee
Market headlines have recently been chock-full of concerns over the inability of lawmakers to compromise on a plan to raise the debt ceiling. While both parties appear entrenched, the fixed income market is pricing in little possibility that eventually an …
Posted 2010-12-01
By: Patrick Moyneur
It is hard to believe that Daylight Savings Time has already arrived. We hear a lot about the practice of replacing batteries in our smoke detectors and cleaning out our closets in conjunction with moving our clocks back an hour. Similarly, this time of year …
Posted 2010-06-01
By: Mike Bilotta
At the heart of every investment decision made at JNBA, lie the talent, experience and insight of our 10-member Investment committee. The committee is made up of senior leadership, Advisors and Staff, everyone being a voting member. This structure allows …
Posted 2010-03-01
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