Family Office Executive Michael Ouellette Joins the Firm

Kelleher Financial Advisors and Starboard Advisors Welcome Family Office Executive Michael Ouellette to the Firm As a seasoned family office executive with 24 years of experience serving major family offices in New England, Ouellette brings a unique perspective and focus on client service to the privately…

By Tom Burnett CFA With the bulk of the company reports for Q4 of 2021 available, analysts are now focusing their efforts on 2022 estimates. Our data points come from the FACTSET report for January 28, 2022. The 2021 performance of the S/P 500 Index was encouraging as the Index earnings grew sharply…

By Tom Burnett CFA On January 26, 2022, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee issued its Statement following its January meeting. The Fed decided to hold rates steady with target Fed Funds rate of 0-.25%, but indicated that “it will soon be appropriate to raise the target range for the Fed Funds…

By Tom Burnett CFA The latest edition of FACTSET (January 13, 2022) spells out the analyst consensus earnings estimates for the S/P 500 Index over the next two years. The forecast for 2021 is now $205, a strong 46.4% increase from the 2020 year when the Covid-19 outbreak first occurred. The surprising…

By Tom Burnett CFA On January 13, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Producer Price Index data for December 2021. The monthly increase was only 0.2%, following increases of 1.0% in November and 0.6% in October. The rate of increase for the full year, however, was 9.7%, the highest figure…