Although the S&P 500 made new highs after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in 2018 for the first time since the Great Recession, the hawkish rate cut was not enough to sustain the market rally, which was derailed by additional tariffs that President Trump announced on August 1st on $…

Treasury yields dropped throughout Q3 of 2019, with the biggest decline being the 30-year. As of 9/23/19 the 30-year Treasury had fallen 40.4 bps to 2.127%. We also saw a record low on the 30-year when it closed at 1.951% on 8/27/19. The 10-year was also down 32.7 bps, to 1.679%, as of 9/23/19.…

The tax treatment and rules governing donor-advised funds (DAFs) continue to garner attention nationwide. According to the National Philanthropic Trust’s 2018 DAF Report, as of FY 2017 over $110 billion was housed within 463,622 DAFs across 604 community foundations, 345 single-issue charities,…

Many wrote in response to our discussion of the Amazon fires and Brazilian policy. In our original piece, http://www.cumber.com/cumberland-advisors-market-commentary-brazil-amazon-fires/, we were careful to cite sources. We thank all those who sent references and facts and thoughtful answers. A…

With just nine market days remaining in the third quarter, international equity markets (those outside the US) are coming to the close of another quarter of high volatility.

Volatility and uncertainty characterized the third quarter of 2019.

The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team. These are not revised assessments, and circumstances may have changed in the market from the time of original publication. We also include older commentaries that our editors have determined may be…

Bloomberg tweeted early this morning: “BREAKING: Saudi Aramco executives are having an emergency meeting after 10 explosive drones attacked the heart of the kingdom's energy industry.” (https://twitter.com/business/status/1172876148419829760?s=11)

We wrapped up our Labor Day Camp Kotok with a round of excellent on-the-record discussions that we're happy to share with you here.

The Rise of Separately Managed Accounts – 2019 Update Cumberland has utilized separately managed accounts (SMAs) to execute its fixed-income strategy since its inception in 1973, long before SMAs were popularized in the early 2000s. The reasons for managing money in this fashion are the same…