At Optivest, our advice is built upon in-depth research and analysis that evaluates the ever changing global economic landscape. For insight into our strategies, you can explore our quarterly updates and economic thoughts below.
Cloudy With a Chance of Sun by LESLIE CALHOUN President and CEO Halfway through the year and the US economy continues to rally despite a surge in the Delta variant of Covid-19. Business confidence is strong, financial …
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Reopening Surge and Supply Chain Disruption Driven Inflation by LESLIE CALHOUN President and CEO The pandemic year of 2020 quickly attracted bargain hunters to Wall Street but left Main Street struggling with lockdowns, lost jobs, and the …
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2021. Navigating from Pandemic Headwinds to Vaccine Tailwinds by LESLIE CALHOUN President and CEO In normal times, the dawn of a new year often brings an optimistic feeling because we naturally want to delineate the eras and …
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US & World Economy by LESLIE CALHOUN President and CEO As we come upon the 2020 Presidential election, I have a feeling it will be as memorable as the rest of the year has turned out to …
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US & World Economy by LESLIE CALHOUN President and CEO It’s no doubt that the first months of 2020 has been the most surreal months we have experienced. I’m sure many of you have similar feelings of …
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US & World Economy by LESLIE CALHOUN President and CEO Over the past 8+ weeks, we’ve witnessed the fastest stock market sell-off in stocks in our country’s history, with a 34% sell-off in the S&P 500 from …
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March 26, 2020 It seems we are in the season of breaking records. From severe daily market movements both to the upside and downside along with now record breaking unemployment, each day seems to bring …
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March 18, 2020 Today we again witnessed a very volatile market as we anxiously await to see what type of fiscal stimulus we can expect, and as the impact from the Covid-19 virus continues to …
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March 16, 2020 We know these times create anxiety so we plan to keep frequent communications coming to you as we see events worth reporting on. This past weekend, The Fed Reserve made another massive …
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March 11, 2020 The impact of the Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 continues to rattle market and world confidence. As new developments in the detection of the virus have continued to lead headlines, the result …
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