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2022 Fourth Quarter Review & Commentary

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Hyman Minsky, American Economist (1919-1996) Hyman Minsky proposed theories linking market fragility and the normal economic cycle with speculative bubbles innate to financial markets. The bubble of cryptocurrency burst, resulting in economic losses of approximately $2 trillion.

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2023 First Quarter Review & Commentary

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Investment Themes In our prior letter, we reviewed investment themes including deglobalization, the end of zero-interest-rate policies, tepid economic growth, and the end of the current rate-hiking cycle. Its economic effect will also be deflationary. The rate of adoption will influence the speed of the productivity boost.

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2023 Third Quarter Review & Commentary

FineMark

Rather than trying to predict the future, we prefer to construct solid portfolios, focus on longer-term investable themes, and identify third-party manager talent with demonstrable (and persistent) alpha-generation ability. To secure that higher income for the future, we’ve begun to extend portfolio duration.

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2023 Second Quarter Review & Commentary

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Given the economic data, the Fed also had a more hawkish rate-tightening outlook than expected. In large measure, the hawkish tone of the Fed is driven by moral suasion and, to a lesser degree, recent economic data. This came to pass in June as the Fed paused its rate-hiking cadence, which began in March 2022.

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2023 Fourth Quarter Review & Commentary

FineMark

Contributing to that growth were two significant happenings: America helped rebuild Europe and Japan, triggering economic benefits for our nation, and the largest generation in U.S. While politics is never our focus, the potential impact of an election on economic markets will always concern us. history was born.

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