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For more than 20 years, Acropolis has delivered sound advice, outstanding service and a positive investment experience. Each team member at Acropolis is personally committed to our clients. Our business has been built on the trust each client has placed in us as a fiduciary serving their needs. Acropolis’ unique investment philosophy and strategies are based on academic research coupled with our extensive knowledge and real world experience. We implement the same strategies for our clients that we use with our own personal investments.

20 Mar 2023

Banking Crisis: Swiss Edition

Even though the US banking system is still under strain, I said last week that the current circumstances were not like what happened in 2008, and I stand by that view today. The 2008 financial crisis started because banks, in the aggregate, made bad loans that couldn’t be paid back. We all remember the easy lending standards that went beyond subprime loans. Who can forget the NINJA loan? No Income,… Read More

By David Ott Tags: Banking Crisis, Credit Suisse, Economy, Markets, Volatility, Wall Street

15 Mar 2023

Silicon Valley Bank: Something Broke

On Monday, I wrote that I would do three days of Insights in response to the Silicon Valley Bank failure. First, I wrote about how we are protecting your cash in this environment. Next, I wrote about how the bank failure might impact the overall economy. Today, I’ll try to break down how Silicon Valley Bank (SBV) failed. I’m certain that more details will emerge in the coming days, weeks,… Read More

By David Ott Tags: Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Silicon Valley Bank, Volatility, Wall Street

14 Mar 2023

Silicon Valley Bank: Something Broke

Yesterday, I wrote about how your cash is protected in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure last week, and I promised to write about the potential impact on the overall economy today. Before I do that, I thought I would let you know that one of the two primary corporate bond funds that we use owned some SCV bonds that lost about half of their value since last… Read More

By David Ott Tags: Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Markets, Silicon Valley Bank, Wall Street

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Banking Crisis: Swiss Edition

Silicon Valley Bank: Something Broke

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Silicon Valley Bank: Something Broke

Silicon Valley Bank: Something Broke

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