Recent Articles from Todd Hauer
How to protect yourself against identity theft
With technology constantly changing, investors feel that it is difficult to find the best way to protect themselves. So what can you do now?
The Fed and interest rates: What investors should know
There has been much chatter in the last few months since the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates in December. Economists and investors are keeping a watchful eye on the markets as the Fed decides its next move.
What's on the minds of Denver's wealthiest investors?
More than half of Denver's high-net worth investors think there will be another recession in the next five years, according to a recent Investor Pulse Poll conducted by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.
Why you don't need to fear a bear market
With memories of 2008 looming for many investors, it’s human nature to want to avoid the same mistake twice. However, it is important to remain calm – especially if you are a U.S investor.
What impact will higher interest rates have on you?
Last month, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in almost a decade, a move that Chair Janet Yellen said would be followed by “gradual” tightening as officials watch for signs of higher inflation.
How to protect your portfolio
We must remain watchful over the ever-present market risk we face as investors as heightened political instability may require adjustments to portfolio asset allocations.
A 2014 market update
The Morgan Stanley Global Investment Committee meets monthly to review the economic and political environment and discuss favored long-term trends that they believe offer worthy investment opportunities. Recently, Morgan Stanley upped our exposure to U.S. equities, reduced our exposure to short-duration bonds and we’re advising a slight bias in the portfolio towards growth, as opposed [&hell[...]
2014’s global economic expansion
I recently invited Doug Cote to Denver for a talk about the economy, where it may be headed and which sectors he believes are best positioned to potentially benefit from the current climate. Doug, Chief Market Strategist for Voya Investment Management, discussed his investment philosophy – focus o...
Volatility can lead to opportunity
Back in January, one of the themes that we talked about at Morgan Stanley was to expect volatility to pick up in 2014. The reason we thought that was because historically when the Fed has reversed course and begun tightening monetary policy, it’s been coincident with a pickup in volatility of the...
Best investment bets for 2014
We believe that we're headed into the second stage of an economic recovery here in the United States. In the past, interest rates and stocks have typically risen together during this second stage of economic recovery. We also see correlations among stocks continuing to fall in that environment. Th...
Where Denver millionaires put their money
(Editor’s note: This is the last of three parts. Read Part One and Part Two.) More than half of Denver millionaires say they lack knowledge of alternative investments. Only 44 percent of Denver millionaires say they are very or somewhat knowledgeable, while 55 percent are not too or not at all knowledgeable. The findings come […]
What Denver investors want
(Editor’s note: This is the second of three parts. Read Part One.) Morgan Stanley has released findings from the “Morgan Stanley Investor Pulse Poll” of 1,004 U.S. high net worth (HNW) investors age 25 to 75 with $100,000 or more in investable household financial assets, including an oversample of 304 Denver investors. Approximately one in […]