• Q3-2021 Wealth Management Update

    By Michael Carlisle on Oct 12, 2021

    2021 Third Quarter Market Review By Michael Carlisle, Vice President & Investment Committee Chair As the third quarter ends, we invoke the Bard’s famous question as it relates to inflation in…

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  • Q2-2021 Investment & Wealth Management Update

    By Michael Carlisle on Jul 09, 2021

    Second Quarter Market Review By Michael Carlisle, Vice President & Investment Committee Chair As we come to the end of Q2 the calendar reminds us that mid-year has arrived and the outlook for…

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  • Michael Carlisle, Jennifer Mohney & Mike Davies standing in front of The Trust Company, Lawrence KS

    2021 FIRST QUARTER MARKET REVIEW

    By Michael Carlisle on Apr 16, 2021

    2021 First Quarter Market Review By Michael Carlisle, Vice President & Trust Officer; Investment Committee Chair   As we…

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  • 2020 Year-End Market Review

    By Michael Carlisle on Jan 21, 2021

    2020 Year-End Market Review By Michael Carlisle, Vice President & Investment Committee Chair The word “unprecedented” is often…

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  • 2020 Q1 Wealth Management Update

    By Michael Carlisle on May 01, 2020

    Predicting Beyond COVID-19 By Michael Carlisle, Vice President & Investment Committee Chair Clients and Friends: You’ve no…

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  • Investment Rules to Live By

    By Michael Carlisle on Mar 05, 2020

    Fear of the inevitable global economic impact from the spread of the Coronavirus drove fixed income yields to record lows to close…

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  • The Key to Successful Long-Term Investing

    By Michael Carlisle on Mar 22, 2017

    I am often asked, “What is the most common error that investors make?”  Without hesitation my answer is lack of self-control. …

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  • Investment Risk: A Deep Dive

    By Michael Carlisle on Mar 18, 2016

    It is almost a universal investment convention that “asset allocation” is the single most influential factor in determining…

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