Talking Points What is “good” for the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), is “bad” for the economy. The need for sudden action. The risk of a stop-start economy and consumer. Likely a short recession. Significant stimulus both fiscal and monetary, but more is needed from Fiscal side. Fundamentals will matter again. The New, New [...]
Late Cycle We believe that the markets are in late cycle. During late cycle, you start to look for more defensive or hedge positions and extend duration in your high-quality fixed income portfolio. The momentum of the market is strong at this point and we will pay attention to this momentum to help us adjust [...]
S&P 500 Large Cap Index As noted in our communication on Friday, October 5th, we were worried volatility would pick up - quite the understatement! The S&P 500 (which is an index of US-based large-cap stocks) broke its short-term trend line, the 10-day moving average, last Friday. It has further broken the 50-day moving average [...]
Increasing sophistication around independent RIA support was vital to the merger this past week of breakaway wealth shop Syntal Wealth Partners and a prominent Merrill Lynch team in Dallas. But friendship and complementary skill sets – forged over more than a decade – were the real catalysts, say those who made the deal. “Ben and [...]
A team of advisors who previously managed $600 million in client assets at Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking and Investment Group (PBIG) in Dallas, Texas have left the wirehouse for RIA Syntal Capital Partners. The four-person team is led by financial advisor Ben Gordon, who had joined Merrill Lynch in 1994 and specialized in investment strategy [...]
Merrill Lynch loses $600 million team to Texas RIA. A three-person team managing $600 million at Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group in Dallas has joined Syntal Capital Partners, a registered investment advisory firm based in Midland, Texas. The addition of the team expands the Texas footprint of Syntal, which was founded in 2012 [...]
With Pershing and Dynasty Financial as anchors, Syntal breaks down Private Banking Investment Group walls at Merrill Lynch on the strength of Texas ties. Brooke's Note: This summer when I went to Maine, I was the first family member to plunge into the cold Atlantic Ocean. It was a warm day but I also wanted [...]
A Merrill Lynch team that oversaw $600 million in client assets left the wirehouse to join an RIA affiliated with Dynasty Financial Partners, the firm said. The four-member group combined forces with Syntal Capital Partners, expanding the Midland, Texas-based firm's total staff to 12. The new hires, led by advisor Ben Gordon, are based in [...]