by David Dirks | Oct 31, 2018 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors Q3 2018 Market Commentary – October 11, 2018 The dichotomy in economic momentum between the U.S. and much of the rest of the world widened this past quarter, and stock market returns followed along. Strong U.S. growth is expected to...
by David Dirks | Jul 11, 2018 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors Q2 2018 Market Commentary – July 11, 2018 The US Economy continues to show strong growth, as the second longest expansion since World War II shows no signs of letting up any time soon. Economists are projecting GDP growth of over 3% in the...
by David Dirks | Apr 24, 2018 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors Q1 2018 Market Commentary – April 4, 2018 Volatility returned with a vengeance during the first quarter of 2018. Although the S&P 500 ended the quarter down just -0.76% on a total return basis, the ride was a lot wilder than the...
by David Dirks | Feb 8, 2018 | Articles & White Papers
February 7, 2018 When people say “volatility is back”, what they really mean is that downside volatility is back. Most people would not have called it “volatility” if the market was up 6.1% over 2 days at the beginning of this February, instead of down. At Plum...
by David Dirks | Jan 10, 2018 | Articles & White Papers
Financial Roles of a Non-Profit Board Member By David Dirks and Jamie Osborn, Plum Street Advisors LLC As a non-profit board member, you take on a wide range of oversight responsibility. Non-profit board members are expected to set and guide the mission and strategy...
