Aug 10 2020

REPLAY for Endowments: An Interactive Conversation

By |2020-08-10T10:14:51-05:00August 10th, 2020|

Mark Scheffler, AIF® (Advisors of Appleton Group), and Rob Macklin (Epiphany Law) co-host this brief post on best practices for helping Wisconsin Non-Profits and their Board Members navigate the dynamic markets of the era of Covid 19. Learn how Appleton Group Charitable and Epiphany Law are helping improve endowment outcomes, reduce investment risk [...]

Jul 30 2020

401(k) PEP Talk™ – Introducing Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs)

By |2020-07-30T10:57:21-05:00July 30th, 2020|

Grace Petry hosts this Introduction to Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs). With a Pooled Employer Plan organizations such as Chambers of Commerce can offer an important shared services benefit to their members, strengthen your member relationships, and offer a significant benefit to individual plan participants.

Jul 6 2020

WEBCAST REMINDER – Endowments: An Interactive Conversation

By |2020-07-06T08:22:08-05:00July 6th, 2020|

More than ever, non-profit leaders need better tools to successfully manage their organization’s endowment assets. In the era of COVID 19, strategies that may have worked in the past may now unintentionally expose your endowment to unprecedented risks and liabilities. Join Epiphany Law and Appleton Group Charitable for a candid discussion about what [...]

Jun 23 2020

401(k) PEP Talk™ – Introducing Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs)

By |2020-07-23T09:20:32-05:00June 23rd, 2020|

Phillip Knisely hosts this Introduction to Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs). With a Pooled Employer Plan organizations such as Chambers of Commerce can offer an important shared services benefit to their members, strengthen your member relationships, and offer a significant benefit to individual plan participants.

Jun 11 2020

Quick Comment – Market Significantly Overbought

By |2020-06-11T09:06:05-05:00June 11th, 2020|

Following strong positive moves for global markets in May and early June, our read is that markets are now significantly overbought. clearTREND identifies "overbought" conditions during which markets have gotten ahead of themselves and whether a short-term pullback is likely. It also measures "oversold" conditions which can help to determine if a downward move [...]

Jun 3 2020

Three Minute Trend Talk™ – Re-Inflating the Markets

By |2020-06-03T09:49:18-05:00June 3rd, 2020|

Mark Scheffler, AIF®, hosts this Three Minute Trend Talk™, highlighting current investment and economic issues, clearTREND® recommendations for the positions used in all Appleton Group managed portfolios, global investment trends, and more (select 1080p HD for best resolution, 720p HD for slower connections).

May 28 2020

Quick Comment – Current Allocations

By |2020-05-28T11:28:44-05:00May 28th, 2020|

During this period of extraordinary market upheaval, Appleton Group is taking the unprecedented step of disclosing our current approximate offensive vs. defense investment allocations for all of our Private Client Risk-Managed Strategies, Age-Based Hybrid Strategies, and Traditional Risk-Accepting Strategies. View Current Allocations

May 6 2020

Quick Comment – Green Shoots

By |2020-05-06T11:20:59-05:00May 6th, 2020|

Positive signs of market stability have been springing up over the past two weeks and have brought Appleton Group's core asset allocations back to a more neutral posture. We call them "Green Shoots" and are aptly named because just like in Spring, flowers pop up as buds before they eventually bloom. On balance, we're [...]

Apr 21 2020

Three Minute Trend Talk™ – Wave 1

By |2020-04-21T10:40:24-05:00April 21st, 2020|

Mark Scheffler, AIF®, hosts this Three Minute Trend Talk™, highlighting current investment and economic issues, clearTREND® recommendations for the positions used in all Appleton Group managed portfolios, global investment trends, and more (select 1080p HD for best resolution, 720p HD for slower connections).

Apr 14 2020

Three Minute Trend Talk – Bond Market Backstop

By |2020-04-14T08:49:10-05:00April 14th, 2020|

Mark Scheffler, AIF®, hosts this Three Minute Trend Talk™, highlighting current investment and economic issues, clearTREND® recommendations for the positions used in all Appleton Group managed portfolios, global investment trends, and more (select 1080p HD for best resolution, 720p HD for slower connections).

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