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November 2011 Insights NewsletterClient Spotlight: Phoenix Children's HospitalPhoenix Children’s Hospital has provided hope, healing, and the best health care for children since 1983. Today, Phoenix Children’s is one of the ten largest children’s hospitals in the country and Arizona’s only licensed children’s hospital, providing world-class care in more than 40 pediatric…Read More » Europe: Are We There Yet?by Nathan Erickson, CFA® Every parent dreads the fateful question from the backseat on a long road trip. Maybe you are an hour or two into a five hour drive to Disneyland; the snacks are gone, the books are boring, and all of a sudden you hear “Are we there yet?” We cannot help but think of this scenario when considering the European…Read More » Assuring Your Wealth Helps, Not Hurts, Your Family: Raising Healthy, Competent AdultsBy Leslie Dashew Excerpted with the permission of the author Part of our job in assuring that wealth helps youngsters, rather than hurts them, is to demonstrate the importance of intellectual, spiritual, health and relationship capital and how to balance our investment in each of them. This balance is essential if we are to help achieve our goal: to raise healthy, competent adults. What we know about emotionally healthy, competent individuals is that…Read More » Around The FirmMarc Dacanay, Portfolio Assistant Marc Dacanay joined the Miller/Russell team in August 2011 as a Portfolio Assistant. In his role, he provides direct support to both the institutional and private wealth management teams. Marc holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Arizona State University, where he…Read More » Third Quarter Market ReviewThe third quarter could be defined as an emotional one, as many investors fled risk assets in favor of “safe havens”. The yield on the 10-year treasury hit an all-time low during the quarter, and ended at 1.92%. With implied inflation at 1.95%, an investor in 10-year treasuries is actually losing money over 10 years (due to inflation). This reflects the fear in the marketplace, as many investors feel better about losing money due to inflation rather than from investing in risk…Read More » |