The Capital View With Travis Portwood Travis Portwood

Our relationship with money and markets is complex. Wealth and luxury are relative. Both are just a comparison between what we have and what other people have. Comparison is the thief of joy...

Entering 2024, investors confidently predicted up to seven Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, beginning in March, with our economy gliding in for the softest of landings...

Interest rates pull the strings of financial markets. They're the charge for money we've loaned and the required return used to discount future cash flows to the present....

We all can study economics and finance to learn how markets are supposed to work. Economic data and financial metrics are always helpful, but understanding prevailing investor psychology is essential...

One iron rule of investing is what looks inevitable in hindsight was far from evident at the time - a reality highlighting the importance of managing portfolio risk.....