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July Mid-Year Update
July 2023 | Markets

Yesterday, we hosted a webinar with Andy Kaufman, CCM’s chief investment officer, where he shared details on current events and economic indicators influencing our view on the economy, markets, and sustainability issues. We will be posting a replay of the webinar here next week. In conjunction with the webinar, we […]

Inflation and Rate Increases are Running the 2022 Show
July 2022 | Markets

In this month’s blog, Andy Kaufman, CCM’s chief investment officer, shares his key takeaways from the financial markets difficult start to 2022 and what he expects for the rest of the year. Going into 2022, CCM anticipated that higher inflation, central bank tightening, new variants of the virus that causes […]

2022: “The Next New Normal”
January 2022 | Markets

In this month’s blog, Andy Kaufman, CCM’s chief investment officer, shares his thoughts on the financial markets and his outlook for 2022. 2021 was supposed to be the year of recovery. With vaccine roll outs and the possibility of herd immunity, we thought life would be back to normal. While […]

2020 Financial Markets in Review and the Long-Term Outcomes
January 2021 | Markets

In this week’s blog, Andy Kaufman, CCM’s chief investment officer, shares his thoughts on the financial markets in 2020 and the long-term outcomes. The year 2020 will go down in history for many reasons. The global pandemic will be the headline along with extreme market volatility, political discourse, and racial inequality. […]

Third Quarter Update / Fourth Quarter Outlook
October 2020 | Markets

In this week’s blog, CCM’s Chief Investment Officer, Andy Kaufman, shares his thoughts on the third quarter of 2020, and his outlook for the final quarter of this year. “It is my belief that the markets tend to focus on one thing at a time. This focus can shift daily, […]