Evercore Publishes Independent Thinking, Volume 45

The latest edition of Independent Thinking, published by Evercore Wealth Management and Evercore Trust Company, is now out. Current economic and market conditions are the focus, including how we assess portfolios using a drawdown analysis. We also discuss thoughtful giving…

Estimating Drawdowns: How Low Can the Markets Go?

In the spirit of transparency, and because we believe it’s the best estimate of portfolio risk, Evercore Wealth Management attempts to show clients an estimated maximum drawdown for their portfolios, from market peak to trough. We start with basic assumptions,…

ESG: Tough Love in a Changing Environment

It still isn’t easy being green. Some environmental and, for that matter, social and governance investing practices are under attack, as regulators and the financial press question the aggressive marketing of ethical principles to attract trillions of dollars in global…

Bear Markets: Inevitable but Manageable

Bear markets are inevitable, painful and, with proper planning, manageable. This is my eighth bear market in my 52 years as a wealth manager. The prior ones averaged a peak-to-trough drawdown of 41% in stocks and 25% in balanced portfolios…

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