My name is Michael Ross, and I am the newest addition to the APCM institutional team and joined this March. Born in Orlando, Florida, I moved to Anchorage as a young kid and have lived here ever since. Like most, I enjoy everything that Alaska has to offer, including fishing, golfing, and diving for gold […]
Bottom Line: Here at APCM we believe the worse of the historical negative returns in fixed income in the 1st half of 2022 are probably behind us. Moving forward we could expect less interest rate volatility even as the market continues to digest the economic challenges ahead with inflation and economic growth, and uncertainty if […]
The Fed has started its third rate hiking cycle in 20 Years At its March 16, 2022, meeting, the Federal Reserve increased the Fed Funds rate by 0.25%. The new target range is 0.25% to 0.50%. This was the first in what is expected to be a series of hikes that will occur throughout 2022 […]
I have a riddle for you. I am one of the largest purchases you may make. It’s likely that you’ll be purchasing me for someone else. Before you buy me, I want you to know that my final price is unknown, that my true intrinsic quality is unknowable, and if you want to know how […]
By Jonathon King This past Friday evening I was on a flight from Fairbanks to Anchorage and many of the seats around me were occupied by members of an Alaska trade group. Their conversation moved between all the topics that one might expect after a couple of day of meetings: their happiness with the success […]
This past Friday evening I was on a flight from Fairbanks to Anchorage and many of the seats around me were occupied by members of an Alaska trade group. Their conversation moved between all the topics that one might expect after a couple of day of meetings: their happiness with the success of the trip, […]
Happy New Year! Budget Season officially begins tomorrow (January 18th) with the first day of the Alaska Legislature’s annual session. It’s been some time since I’ve covered budget issues and that was a deliberate choice. With COVID rearranging the economy and the quagmire that our annual budget process became last year, it just felt appropriate […]