Our CIO, Bob Doll, recently spoke with MarketWatch about what’s driving the markets and today’s unemployment report. “Investors breathed a sigh of relief after the jobs report today because it was neither so wildly disappointing as the reading for April nor so hot as to make them fear the Federal Reserve will now move more quickly in raising interest rates,” he says.

June 4, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

Crossmark Global Investments’ Announces New Partnership with Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

June 24, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

Crossmark Global Investments Appoints Bob Doll as Chief Investment Officer

June 2, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

Our Chief Market Strategist, Victoria Fernandez, CFA recently spoke with Business Insider about inflation’s threat to stocks on a scale of 1-10 and why she isn’t particularly worried. “Investors might have a quick knee-jerk reaction if CPI — how inflation is most commonly measured — rises above 4%. But other than that, investors will potentially be safe from rising interest rates and even the fear that rates will rise, thanks to messaging from the Fed,” she says.

May 14, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

Chief Market Strategist, Victoria Fernandez, CFA appeared on CNBC to discuss the tech pullback as investors move towards the reopening trade. She notes that secular growth names may provide a strong alternative to big tech investments.

May 13, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

Victoria Fernandez, CFA, Chief Market Strategist, joined CNBC to analyze inflation expectations and the pullback within the tech sector. She explains the pullback could present a potential buying opportunity for some investors.

May 13, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

The S&P 500 has risen 10% since President Biden’s inauguration in January. Our Chief Market Strategist, Victoria Fernandez, CFA, recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal about the index’s strong performance. “We do have an economy that’s opening back up, with a super strong consumer, with people getting vaccinated, so it’s a big positive,” she says.

May 4, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

“The question it really comes down to is, ‘how quickly does the baton get passed from some of the shorter-term inflation to longer, more substantial inflation coming from the labor market and from wages?” our Chief Market Strategist, Victoria Fernandez, CFA told MarketWatch this week. Read the full article to hear her thoughts on earnings season and inflation fears here.

May 4, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

Victoria Fernandez, CFA, Chief Market Strategist, appeared on Fox Business Network to discuss her thoughts for earnings season. She explains that market pauses could present a potential buying opportunity for some investors.

April 29, 2021 Courtney Folkerts

Our Chief Market Strategist, Victoria Fernandez, CFA, spoke with BNN Bloomberg to discuss the market’s reaction to President Biden’s proposed capital gains tax increase: “We know the government is looking for ways to raise revenue in order to help compensate for some of the cost for the spending packages,” she said.

April 28, 2021 Courtney Folkerts