The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) held short-term interest rates steady this week. As mentioned in last week’s Commentary, the Fed’s mandate is to promote maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates. The Fed’s current inflation target is 2% and inflation is currently below that level. This past Friday’s Employment …
Frederick Wright Joins NovaPoint Capital
NovaPoint Capital announced today that Frederick Wright has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. With over 25 years of experience in the investment industry, Frederick brings to NovaPoint Capital a wide breadth of industry knowledge and experience. Most recently, he served as a Partner and Wealth Advisor at Brightworth where …
NovaPoint Capital named Large Cap Manager of the Year by Emerging Manager Monthly
NovaPoint Capital has been named Large Cap Manager of the Year for the 13th Annual Emerging Manager Awards by Emerging Manager Monthly. The award recognizes the NovaPoint Dividend Growth Strategy as the top strategy in the Large Cap Equity category based on outstanding performance and growth. “The recognition of winning the Manager of the Year …
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NovaPoint Capital Named Top Guns Manager by Informa Investment Solutions
Atlanta, Georgia — February 19, 2019— NovaPoint Capital has been awarded a Top Guns designation by Informa Investment Solutions’ PSN manager database, North America’s longest running database of investment managers. “We are very pleased to have our Large Cap Dividend Growth Strategy recognized among the Top Guns,” said Joseph Sroka, Chief Investment Officer and lead …
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Back Open for Business
A deal was struck to avoid a resumption of the partial U.S. government shutdown last week. Macroeconomic Crisis One averted, even though there may be political ramifications of the President’s decision to push ahead with funding the wall for the U.S. southern border through emergency measures. We’re much more concerned about economics, business, and investing, …
A Dissipating “Axis of Worry”
A Dissipating “Axis of Worry” Many of the concerns that caused the steep drop in the stock market in the fourth quarter of 2018 have started to dissipate. The combination of rising interest rates, a trade dispute between the U.S. and China, lower oil prices, and the U.S. government shutdown all rolled into what we …
NovaPoint Capital Named Top Guns Manager by Informa Investment Solutions
NovaPoint Capital has been awarded a Top Guns designation by Informa Investment Solutions’ PSN manager database, North America’s longest running database of investment managers. “We are very pleased to have our Large Cap Dividend Growth Strategy recognized among the Top Guns,” said Joseph Sroka, Chief Investment Officer and lead equity portfolio manager at NovaPoint Capital. …
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NovaPoint Capital Supports Veterans Service Organizations
NovaPoint Capital would like to show our respect and admiration for our nation’s veterans. In honor of their service, we are donating 100% of our revenue earned on November 8th to three veterans service organizations: the Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund, the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, and the Folded Flag Foundation. Army Ranger …
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NovaPoint Capital Supports Veterans Service Organizations
NovaPoint Capital would like to show our respect for those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom. In honor of their sacrifice, we are donating 100% of our revenue earned on May 25th to three veterans service organizations: the Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund, the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, …
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Are You Taking the Right Amount of Investment Risk?
Individuals we speak with often classify their investment risk tolerance with adjectives such as “Conservative”, “Moderate”, or “Aggressive”. These self-classifications can be highly subjective and may not correctly capture the amount of risk someone is actually comfortable taking. One Moderate investor may feel uncomfortable if their portfolio fell 5% while another may not feel uncomfortable …
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