Summertime Blues
by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Recent weakness in the S&P 500 has led to a lot of chatter regarding the inevitable pullback in equities. While the last few weeks have...
View ArticleThe Talking Heads
by Shawn Narancich, CFA Executive Vice President of Research A good indicator of financial markets adjusting to a slower rate of news flow is the frequency with which the same stories are replayed and...
View Article200 Miles. 36 Hours.
Posted by Lynelle Tarter, Marketing and Sales Associate The Resources Worth Routing section of our blog typically shares information and data that go beyond investment management. As a company that...
View ArticleThe Last Days of Summer
by Ralph Cole, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Stronger The U.S. economy was indeed stronger than first reported in the second quarter as estimates were revised higher this week when the...
View ArticleResources Worth Routing: Corporate Tax Inversions
by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Corporate tax inversion searches on Google have spiked the last few months as the public looks to educate itself on the recent announcement of...
View ArticleSomebody’s Watching Me
by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research There were two high profile data breaches this week which highlighted the importance of cyber security, as well as “implied privacy.” Home...
View ArticleOnward and Upward
by Shawn Narancich, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Investors attempted to divine the future of U.S. monetary policy following this week’s Fed meeting and watched with wide eyes as Alibaba...
View ArticleFerguson Wellman Named a Leader in Corporate Philanthropy
PORTLAND, Ore. – September 23, 2014 – Ferguson Wellman Capital Management has been named by the Portland Business Journal as a leader in corporate philanthropy in Oregon and southwest Washington....
View ArticleSeasons
by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Seasons The more things change, the more they stay the same. Five months ago, we rebuked the old Wall Street adage of “sell in May and go...
View ArticleTurbulence
by Shawn Narancich, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Up, Down & All Around Hello, Volatility. After having very little of it for nearly two years, stocks and bonds rode a roller coaster...
View ArticleNotably Accomplished
by Shawn Narancich, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Onward and Upward As the sun sets on another round of quarterly earnings that again proved the ability of companies to stay ahead of...
View ArticleEasy Money
by Ralph Cole, CFA Executive Vice President of Research The global economic expansion continues to run at very different speeds around the world. However, the common thread among most all developed...
View ArticleYou Better Believe It
by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research You Better Believe It This holiday week equities continued their historic seasonal trend of strength in December. Driven by positive economic...
View ArticleFinancial Planning Magazine Names Ferguson Wellman Capital Management on Top...
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 1, 2015 – Ferguson Wellman Capital Management was recently informed that the firm was named by Financial Planning to their “Top 100 Registered Investment Advisers Firms” list...
View ArticleOregon Business Magazine Names Ferguson Wellman a Top Financial Planner/Money...
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 12, 2015 – Ferguson Wellman Capital Management is pleased to announce that the firm has been named by Oregon Business Magazine as a top financial planner/manager in their...
View ArticleOregon State University Honors Jim Rudd and Other Volunteers
Four Oregon State University volunteer leaders who have played key roles in the university’s advancement will be honored at the Destination OSU awards banquet in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday, Feb....
View ArticleTake Your Time
by Ralph Cole, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Take Your Time Greece and Euro Area finance ministers reached a tentative agreement Friday to buy time for Greece to get their financial house...
View ArticleBack in Time
by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research In the last few weeks we have received several questions regarding the headlines coming out of Washington that may have major implications to...
View ArticleOne Thing Leads to Another
by Shawn Narancich, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Too Much of a Good Thing? As Europe begins to make a down payment on its one trillion euro quantitative easing program, the U.S. dollar’s...
View ArticlePushin’ Forward Back
by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Please note: This blog originally posted on Friday, April 3, 2014, but was unavailable due to technical difficulties related to our web...
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