T his Week from Jesse Hurst
Jesse W. Hurst, II
CFP® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
AIF ® ACCREDITED INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY
 
Team Retreat - Part 2
 
As I mentioned last week, our team came together in early January for our annual planning retreat. Each year as part of this event, we spend time reviewing our corporate goals. We decide which goals we will try to have accomplished by the end of each quarter of the year, and we also decide who takes ownership and responsibility for getting those goals completed for the benefit of our firm and our clients.
 
In addition to working through our appreciative inquiry understanding of ourselves and our fellow team members with the help of Emily Melious of Launch Consulting, we also set out to update the Mission Statement, the Five Year Vision Statement, and Team Values of Impel Wealth Management in our action packed, full day retreat.
 
When we created Impel Wealth just over two years ago, we had to work rather quickly with our marketing and public relations team to create our new brochures and website. In this process we used a combination of materials that I had previously created, along with discussions I had with them to create the initial language we used in our materials. 
 
However, I was never completely happy with these as I felt we would be better served if they were created by our entire team. That's what we did during the second part of our retreat. We started with each team member sharing three stories of how they have seen Impel Wealth best serve our clients. Just listening to the stories and what resonated with each person as they shared how we had helped a client at a particular turning point in their life was an incredible and meaningful experience.
 
From there, Emily walked us through whiteboarding the words and phrases that seemed to jump out of the stories and resonate with the team. After several hours of working together the team collaboratively authored the following mission statement and values that we believe are unique to our office and culture. These will drive us as we seek to help and serve our clients with excellence.
 
Mission Statement
 
"Moving Life Forward" through meaningful conversations, comprehensive planning and sound financial advice for those seeking an inspired life.
 
TEAM VALUES
 
Impel Wealth Management welcomes our clients and friends to our HOME daily. The following values drive our TEAM:
 
Clients are FAMILY
 
COMPASSION  while Serving
 
Giving RESPECT, Creating DIGNITY
 
CLIENTS  come FIRST
 
Contagious JOY and LAUGHTER
 
Pursuing EXCELLENCE, Delivering RESULTS
 
Excelling through TEAMWORK
 
We trust that our mission and values will become more than just words on a page. They will be will drive us to serve you, our friends and clients as we all continue "Moving Life Forward."


Jesse








Weekly Market Commentary
March 18, 2019
 


The Markets
 
Stock and bond markets rallied.
 
Last week, major U.S. stock indices finished higher for the 10th time in 12 weeks. Bond markets moved higher, too, with the yield on 10-year Treasuries dropping just below 2.6 percent, reported Randall Forsyth of Barron's. Yields on 10-year Treasuries haven't been this low since January 2018.
 
The simultaneous rallies are curious because improving share prices are often an indication of a strong or strengthening economy. Improving bond prices tend to be a sign of weakening economic growth, reported Michael Santoli of CNBC.
 
Why are U.S. stock and bond markets telling different stories?
 
It may have something to do with investor uncertainty. A lot of important issues remain unsettled. The British government appears incapable of resolving Brexit issues, the United States and China have not yet reached a trade agreement, and recent economic reports have caused investors to take a hard look at the U.S. economy.
 
Barron's pointed out investors appear to be hedging their bets by favoring in utilities and other stocks that have bond-like characteristics and participate in the stock market's gains. An investment strategist cited by Barron's explained:
 
"The strength in utilities reflects the attitude of investors who 'don't really buy the rally'...While they're skittish, they still want to participate in the stock market rally but opt for its most conservative sector."
 
We've seen this before with stocks and bonds, according to a financial strategist cited by Patti Domm of CNBC. "It's a little bit of a funky correlation. We've had both things rallying, which is strange. This is what happened in 2017, when all asset classes did well. In 2018, nothing did well...I would suspect it goes away soon."
 
Times like these illustrate the importance of having a well-diversified portfolio.


Data as of 3/15/19
1-Week
Y-T-D
1-Year
3-Year
5-Year
10-Year
Standard & Poor's 500 (Domestic Stocks)
2.9%
13.0%
2.7%
11.9%
8.7%
14.1%
Dow Jones Global ex-U.S.
2.6
9.9
-8.7
6.4
1.0
7.1
10-year Treasury Note (Yield Only)
2.6
NA
2.9
2.0
2.7
3.0
Gold (per ounce)
0.5
1.7
0.7
1.9
-1.1
3.6
Bloomberg Commodity Index
1.4
6.3
-6.6
1.2
-9.5
-2.7
DJ Equity All REIT Total Return Index
2.3
14.7
18.0
8.6
9.7
19.1
S&P 500, Dow Jones Global ex-US, Gold, Bloomberg Commodity Index returns exclude reinvested dividends (gold does not pay a dividend) and the three-, five-, and 10-year returns are annualized; the DJ Equity All REIT Total Return Index does include reinvested dividends and the three-, five-, and 10-year returns are annualized; and the 10-year Treasury Note is simply the yield at the close of the day on each of the historical time periods.
Sources: Yahoo! Finance, Barron's, djindexes.com, London Bullion Market Association.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly. N/A means not applicable.

Gen Xers and Millennials: What are your priorities?
The 2018 Insights on Wealth and Worth survey provided some startling information about the priorities of high net worth (HNW) investors. More than one-half (54 percent) indicated long-term capital appreciation was a higher priority than income generation. The other 46 percent were looking for steady income.
 
Let's look at the percentages by age group:

  • Millennials: 56 percent capital appreciation / 44 percent steady income
  • Gen X: 56 percent capital appreciation / 44 percent steady income
  • Baby Boomers: 56 percent capital appreciation / 44 percent steady income
  • Silent Generation: 46 percent capital appreciation / 54 percent steady income
 
Millennials (ages 21 to 37), Gen Xers (ages 38 to 53), and Baby Boomers (ages 54 to 72) prioritize steady long-term income to the same extent.
 
Older investors, who are near or are in retirement, tend to emphasize steady long-term income because they need to maintain their standard of living in retirement. However, one of the advantages of youth is these investors have the time and flexibility to take on higher levels of risk and recover from any market downturns. In other words, younger investors prioritize capital appreciation (i.e., growth) while older investors prioritize income.
 
It's important for younger investors to consider their life goals and how their finances may support the pursuit of those goals.

Weekly Focus - Think About It

"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction."
                                                                --John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States


  
Best regards, 
 
Jesse Hurst
 
Impel Wealth Management 
 
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* Government bonds and Treasury Bills are guaranteed by the U.S. government as to the timely payment of principal and interest and, if held to maturity, offer a fixed rate of return and fixed principal value.  However, the value of fund shares is not guaranteed and will fluctuate.

 
* Corporate bonds are considered higher risk than government bonds but normally offer a higher yield and are subject to market, interest rate and credit risk as well as additional risks based on the quality of issuer coupon rate, price, yield, maturity, and redemption features.
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