By Evan Coffey It’s worth asking what a good quarter is actually worth right now when assessing the AI trade. Nvidia reported earnings that handily beat expectations, results strong enough to make technology the only S&P 500 sector to close higher that day, up 3.16%. By that measure, a good quarter still moves markets. But that strength hasn’t been showing …
A Day at the FM Championship
This past weekend, I checked something off my golf bucket list: attending my first professional golf tournament. I went to the 2026 FM Championship at TPC Boston with my brother, who had passes to one of the hospitality tents and invited me along. It was also my first time at TPC Boston, and seeing the course in person did not …
The Comfort of Doing Something
By Evan Coffey & Kate Templeton When financial markets misbehave, policymakers tend to take action. That reflex has played out twice over the last month, once in currencies and once in fixed income. Both times the response looked decisive. Both times, too, markets rallied briefly on the news before giving much of it back within days, or in the bond market’s …
The Tortoise and the Hare
By Eric Parnell “Your friend is heavy, But he was ready And never stopped for a while, And while you were sleeping, He went on keeping the final line in his mind. It’s all right, it’s all right, it’s all right” –Tortoise and the Hare, The Moody Blues, 1970 The hare attracts all of the attention. Swift, fast, nimble, agile, and …
Burgers, Beaches, and Bad Decisions: The Great East Coast vs. West Coast Burger Debate
There are certain topics in life that deserve thoughtful, serious discussion. Politics, the economy, Taylor Swift’s wedding to what’s-his-name, retirement planning—and, obviously, hamburgers. Many of you know I grew up on the East Coast but had the good fortune to live in San Diego for 10 years during the 1990s. These days, I’m back in San Diego fairly often, giving …
Asset Allocation in 2026: “Survey Says”
By Eric Hough In my best Steve Harvey voice: “We surveyed two hundred advisors on the optimal 2026 portfolio allocation for high-net-worth clients, and the top answer is on the board” Survey Says: There is no number one answer! There is no consensus and no single model dominates! Ok, I confess, I didn’t poll any advisors. However, there has been …
Purple Rain
“I know times are changing, It’s time we reach out for something new, That means you, too, You say you want to be a leader, But you say you can’t seem to make up your mind, I think you better close it, And let me guide you to the purple rain” – Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution, 1984 The U.S. stock market remains on fire. After what …
Priced Before Proven
By Evan Coffey & Kate Templeton A rocket company became one of the most valuable businesses on Earth in a single afternoon in June. Five weeks later, its stock traded below where it started. The technology underneath it, the part that took a decade to build, hadn’t changed at all in that stretch. Only the price had. That gap, between how …
The Great Mismatch
Why Digital CAPEX Is Colliding with Physical Infrastructure Reality What happens when the tortoise and the hare must finish the race at the same time? The market narrative today is dominated by the scale of capital being deployed into AI, data centers, and next-generation compute. Hundreds of billions of dollars are being committed, sometimes circularly, with the expectation that infrastructure …
Introducing Maggie DiCarlo
Hi everybody! My name is Maggie DiCarlo, and I am excited to introduce myself as the new Financial Planning Associate on the Howe team. I am a lifelong resident of Braintree, Massachusetts, and after graduating from Braintree schools, I attended Florida Gulf Coast University where I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Finance and a concentration in Financial …










