OneAscent, Author at Anthem Advisors

Weekly Investment Update February 28, 2022

Written by OneAscent on February 28, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Weekly Investment Updates.

The situation in Ukraine deteriorated rapidly this past week, moving quickly from a tense situation into a full-fledged Russian invasion that has put Ukraine’s 44 million people in jeopardy and shaken European security.

Geopolitics: Ukraine Invasion

Written by OneAscent on February 24, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Monthly Investment Updates.

The situation in Ukraine has deteriorated quickly the past few days.

Weekly Investment Update February 21, 2022

Written by OneAscent on February 21, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Weekly Investment Updates.

The situation in Ukraine continued to take center stage last week, crowding out most other financial news. US President Joe Biden, citing US intelligence agency information, stated that he believes Russia will attack Ukraine in the coming days.

Weekly Investment Update February 14, 2022

Written by OneAscent on February 14, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Weekly Investment Updates.

Two all-too-familiar stories dominated the financial news cycle last week: inflation and the situation in Ukraine. The two rattled investor confidence and contributed to the S&P 500 index, a proxy of large-cap US stocks, dropping 1.8 percent for the week.

Geopolitics: Ukraine

Written by OneAscent on February 11, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Weekly Investment Updates.

Standing in stark contrast to the message of unity associated with the ongoing Winter Olympics, tensions in eastern Europe continue to rise as Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops, along with tanks and artillery, near the border of Ukraine.

Monthly Investment Update: February 2022

Written by OneAscent on February 8, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Monthly Investment Updates.

January was an ugly start to the year for the capital markets with the S&P 500 index declining more than 11% at its worst point before recovering to a loss of 5% for the month.

Weekly Investment Update January 24, 2022

Written by OneAscent on January 24, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Weekly Investment Updates.

Risk assets, in general, fell again last week as concerns over inflation, Federal Reserve rate hikes, the omicron variant, and geopolitical tension weighed on investors.

OneAscent Market Update: Q1 2022

Written by OneAscent on January 21, 2022. Posted in Investment Management, Video Webinars.

We recently held our Quarterly Market Update Webinar. Watch the replay to receive market updates and predictions as well as hear from a member of the OneAscent Investment Committee on current portfolio positioning and performance.

Weekly Investment Update January 10, 2022

Written by OneAscent on January 10, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Weekly Investment Updates.

A new year is underway, and it started off in a relatively inauspicious way for market participants. First the positive news – the US unemployment rate fell to below four percent in December and employee wages grew, as well.

Monthly Investment Update: January 2022

Written by OneAscent on January 3, 2022. Posted in Investment Updates, Monthly Investment Updates.

For many investors, 2021 was a year of robust gains with the S&P 500 index returning nearly 29%, but there was significant dispersion in results across industries and geographies. Areas like emerging markets declined 3% as a category as geopolitical risk in China and pandemic-related challenges continued to weigh on these markets.

Author: OneAscent