Top 10 Articles of 2024

1. Navigating the Complex Terrain of a High-Net-Worth Divorce

Divorce is a life-altering event that demands careful financial planning and execution, particularly for high-net-worth individuals. What will it take to secure your future? You will need a clear-eyed assessment of your needs versus wants, and your non-negotiables versus nice-to-haves. DOWNLOAD FREE REPORT

2. 2024-2026 Economic Outlook: Expect A Slow Start

During this annual January webinar, AMG’s experts summarized the key events of 2023 and discussed our outlook for the next three years regarding the Federal Reserve (Fed) and interest rates, inflation, economic growth or softening, and opportunities for investment and risk management. VIEW WEBINAR

3. Financial Planning for Couples Marrying Later in Life

Couples who prepare to marry later in life, such as once you have established your career or even later, like retirement, will confront key financial issues that should be discussed before tying the knot. Before legally binding your lives and property, an open and wide-ranging conversation about each other’s financial situation can help establish realistic goals for your shared finances in marriage. DOWNLOAD FREE REPORT

4. Here’s Why the Fed Seemingly Ignores the Consumer Price Index

Inflation grabbed headlines again recently. Why are the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index—the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation—so different? And which one better reflects the cost of living and is more useful for policymakers? LEARN MORE

5. Optimism Is Driving the Stock Market; Is It Irrational Exuberance?

So why is the market still defying gravity? Is it another case of overoptimism destined to pop like the dot.com bubble? Or is this time different? It’s probably a bit of both. LEARN MORE

6. Notes on the Economy – Q1 2024 Summary

The U.S. economy closed out 2023 on a strong note, but many background elements are negative despite positive headline growth figures. Inflation has dropped a lot, but progress has slowed, and there has been some backsliding. The U.S. macroeconomic backdrop warrants caution, and election years are more volatile than normal, but the global opportunity set is excellent—be patient and cautious. (Based on data released as of Feb. 20, 2024.) LEARN MORE

For more recent quarters: Q2 2024 Summary, Q3 2024 Summary, and Q4 2024 Summary

7. The Future of Geopolitics and the Global Economy

This wide-ranging discussion on Jun. 18, 2024, featured foreign-affairs expert Robert D. Kaplan and AMG Chairman Earl Wright. Remarks touched on China’s relationships with the United States and the Western World, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and Middle East tensions, and the ramifications of the Biden vs. Trump election. VIEW WEBINAR

8. Beware of Cyber-Crooks Plotting To Steal Your Face

Human faces, fingerprints and other biometrics are fast replacing passwords in an effort to outwit cybercriminals bent on digital robbery. In the latest high-tech scam, online crooks are manipulating facial-recognition technology. LEARN MORE

9. Crypto Is Back, but Is It Here To Stay?

Blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies have polarized investors and financial markets for years. Is crypto the longest-running financial bubble in history, or is it here to stay? What would it take for crypto to become an actual asset class? LEARN MORE

10. 2023 and the Magnificent 7

The stock market in 2023 experienced one of the most lopsided and bizarre return years on record and what to expect in the future. The market’s strength was buoyed by the Magnificent 7 stocks—Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Meta (Facebook), Tesla, and Nvidia. LEARN MORE