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How is it that we are already heading into Q2 of 2024? In this episode, we deep dive into the first quarter of 2024 with special guest Jordan Jackson, Executive Director and Global Market Strategist with JP Morgan Asset Management's Global Market Insight Strategy team. Tune in for our breakdown of the Q1 2024 market and our optimistic (and pessimistic) views as we head into Q2.

The annual episode we’ve all been waiting for… What happened in the US market in 2023? How can we expect the market to perform in 2024? Tune in to find out! In this Off the Wall Market Update, hosts David Armstrong, CFA and Jessica Gibbs, CFP® are joined by Monument’s portfolio management team Erin Hay, CFA and Nate Tonsager, CIPM®.

As we enter the last fiscal quarter of 2023, we always love to reflect on the Q3 market (and YTD) to see what we’re surprised by and the major takeaways from the data. In this quarterly recap episode of Off the Wall, hosts David B. Armstrong, CFA and Jessica Gibbs, CFP® are joined by our Portfolio Management team, Erin Hay, CFA and Nate Tonsager, CIPM.

What is the Flexible Asset Allocation strategy and how do we use it to manage your wealth? Great question! Tune in to this episode to learn everything you need to know about it.  In this episode of Off the Wall, hosts David Armstrong and Jessica Gibbs invite Monument’s Erin Hay, CFA, and Nate Tonsager, CIPM, to talk about the Flexible Asset Allocation (FAA) Model – what it is, where we use it and don’t use it, and how it impacts you and your wealth portfolio.

Have you heard the terms “direct indexing”, “custom indexing” or “factor-based investing”? This approach to investing is gaining popularity due to its ability to build allocations that are customized to an investor’s unique preferences and constraints, and its ability to harvest tax losses.

Is now a good time to buy a house? Do kitchens and bathrooms really sell houses? What will mortgage interest rates do going forward? Should you consider an adjustable-rate mortgage? Tune in to find out! In this episode of Off The Wall, hosts David Armstrong and Jessica Gibbs welcome Joan Stansfield of Stansfield Signature Real Estate and David Turner of Prosperity Home Mortgage to talk about residential real estate in the current market.

Markets are volatile right now. How you react will determine your success. Monument's Portfolio Manager Erin Hay joins Dave Armstrong and Jessica Gibbs for a timely rundown on what's been going on the markets and what it all means for investors. Dave and Erin discuss whether we are or are not in a recession, cryptocurrency drawdowns and their impact on general investor sentiment, and why losses hurt so much.

Erin Hay and Ro Punyani from Monument’s Portfolio Management Team join Dave Armstrong to dig under the surface of the 2021 headlines to uncover what was REALLY going on in the market and how that will impact us moving forward. They review the big 2021 takeaways so we can use history as our guide.