More Than You Probably Want to Know
Although valuations are less troubling today, the current landscape feels like 1999 (the end of the dot.com bubble). Because we are concerned about the sustainability of valuations, the risk part of WIC’s risk-return equation is now being weighted heavier than the potential future return part of the equation. Continue Reading
How Does Willis Investment Counsel Respond to Volatility?
If our clients could be the proverbial "fly on the wall", would they be surprised or comforted by how we respond to, deal with, market volatility - especially days when the market is down 2-3%? Continue Reading
What Happens to Stocks When Interest Rates Rise?
Despite conventional wisdom to the contrary, historically stocks have not necessarily performed poorly when interest rates rise. Continue Reading
The Rising Risks of the Way Money is Managed Today
... Across the firm, we believe in a value-oriented, bottoms-up, active management approach. Our belief in the efficacy of this approach has been confirmed and strengthened in recent years as the use of passive investing continues to become a more commonly used tool and company research is renounced. Continue Reading