The Report

Fed Update

Fed Cuts Rate 50bps The FOMC voted unanimously to cut its overnight target range 50 basis points to 1.00% –

Credit: Priced to Perfection

This is probably a little more granular (also my first post so please don’t judge too harshly) than past posts

The Future is in the Long Tail

If any of this triggers thoughts/questions, please reach out.  Fun to think on and through the future of financial services. There’s

Robbery in the Bond Market

Venk Reddy has an article on Advisor Perspectives, Robbing 2020 to Pay 2019: A Reality Check for Fixed Income, and

Performance Chasing

This is a post for any advisor that uses models or third-party management of any kind and is out there

Model vs Custom Portfolio

Custom models, off the shelf models, and everything in between – that’s what we do day in and day out.

Volatility and Lower Prices

According to Investopedia, the term risk asset generally refers to assets that have a significant degree of price volatility, such

Impact and Behavior Gap

A relentless pursuit for impact – that’s the most encompassing explanation of how we spend our time at Aptus. What

The Perfect Portfolio

We’ve figured out what the perfect portfolio looks like… First let me say this – the perfect portfolio on paper

Defining Uncertainty

We use derivatives to turn uncertainty into known quantities. Yes, we used a financial dirty word, but derivatives used correctly