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By Kyle Tetting While the postmortem on Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is still being written, there’s plenty of blame to go around. From bank executives and their advisors to the bank’s largest clients, to the Federal Reserve itself. There may be bits of blame for each, but the harsh reality is that such a high-profile…

Join Landaas & Company May 12 at the Women of Distinction luncheon, benefiting the Women and Children’s Fund of Waukesha County. […]

Landaas & Company provides two separate spots for clients to check in on their personal investments securely anytime online. Explore (or refresh) options using the Morningstar Web Portal and Pershing LLC’s NetXInvestor. Learn which is better for the task or information you’re pursuing. […]

By Kyle Tetting The challenge is that political uncertainty captures the headlines and weighs on our minds. […]

By Kyle Tetting The most common question as we turn to the new year is what to expect in the year to come. That’s a logical question, even more so in the wake of the challenges we faced in 2022. However, any answer to the question comes with a major caveat. For starters, 2022 was…

By Kyle Tetting If anything taught me directions growing up, it was the countless trips to visit family around the holidays. With one exception, I tended to have a good sense of where we were going and how to get there. As we survey the economic landscape entering another holiday season, there’s an interesting parallel…

After more than 25 years at Landaas & Company, Brian Kilb is retiring. Here is a message he sent to his clients announcing his move. We share it in its entirety not only to pass along the news but to relate the wisdom of his sentiments. […]

In the 2022 Investment Outlook Seminar, a Money Talk Video, Bob Landaas and Kyle Tetting explain the challenging environment, suggest what may be ahead and offer advice for long-term investors. Other advisors weigh in as well. […]

Information sources for 2022 Investment Outlook Seminar video Click here to view the 2022 Investment Outlook Seminar (Some links may require subscriptions.) S&P 500 Returns: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2022/06/13/dow-plunges-nearly-700-points-sp-500-enters-bear-market-territory-as-inflation-fears-roil-markets/?sh=29630b2e7b65 10-Year Treasury Yield: https://home.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/TextView?type=daily_treasury_yield_curve&field_tdr_date_value=2022 Value vs. Growth: https://indexcalculator.ftserussell.com/icstep1.aspx 2018 and 2019 S&P 500 Returns: https://ycharts.com/indicators/sp_500_total_return_annual November Fed Statements about inflation and rates: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcpresconf20211103.htm June inflation vs. PCE from Second…

By Kyle Tetting The 2022 Jackson Hole Economic Symposium left a mark on investors. With inflation raging, the annual roundup in Wyoming, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, offered little new information. But one word in particular captured investors’ attention. […]