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 We have asked Auour Investments to sit down with us and talk about their active blend offering that leverages their success in protecting against market turmoil. About Auour Investments: Auour Investments offers tactical asset allocations strategies that aim to mitigate market downturns without sacrificing upside potential.  The firm has been recognized as a leader and…

A Red Winter “We are not seeking revolution.  We just want democracy.”  – Joshua Wong, Hong Kong student activist   Though volatility is still hitting the markets, not much has really changed in the economic landscape since our last newsletter. The U.S. is plodding along at a 2.5% – 3% annualized real rate of growth,…

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The U.S. equity markets are hitting all-time highs.  But we all know that it won’t last forever. Don’t wait until it is too late! With the market’s recovery, now is the time to consider the risks of the next bear market.  In 3 videos and under 10 minutes, you can start the conversation with clients on…

Let’s start with an analogy: You give a dollar to a person, with a well-defined plan, to invest for one year. In the end, he needs to return the earnings or losses (minus any fees charged). In addition, he needs to update the market value every day. In this analogy, the dollar is held in…

The global equity markets provide the closest thing we have to a free lunch. With little effort, they provide individuals with the means of growing their money over time and above the rate of inflation, thereby providing a savings method that not only preserves purchasing power but increases it. However, your mom was right when…

Auour Investments has been awarded a Top Guns designation by Informa Investment Solutions’ PSN manager database, North America’s longest-running database of investment managers. Four of the firm’s investments strategies were recognized for their 1 or 3-year performance for the period ending December 31, 2018.   “We are pleased, once again, to be recognized for our…

After a very dismal December (one of the worst market declines in history) and a powerful rebound in January (one of the best months in history), February has been relatively calm.  But before you get giddy, we are not convinced the storm has completely passed.  As we wrote in our 2019 Outlook, this will be…

“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.” —Douglas Horton The Quarter in Review The fourth quarter ended in rough shape with major equity markets around the globe experiencing one of the worst ends to a calendar year. Equity markets peaked in September when many hoped the U.S. growth engine would be able to…

Instinct Strategies Provided below is a link to the August 2018 composite returns for the Auour Instinct Strategies.  If you have any questions or would like to discuss, please feel free to call. If you would like to schedule a time to speak, please set up a time here.

Downturns happen and the most recent have been some of the worst, both in magnitude and in the time it takes to recover*. With the current bull market being one of the longest, it may be time to think about the various strategies used to protect against material losses. This white paper, The Evolution of Downside Protection Strategies, looks at…