MARCH 2, 2020
An interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve is unlikely to completely stave off the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic, Chris Cook, founder and president of investment firm Beacon Capital Management, said on Monday.
February 25, 2020
How can investors protect their holdings in the stock market as it reacts to fears over the spread of the coronavirus? Beacon Capital Management president Chris Cook explains.
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
“Are you worried about the economic effects of the coronavirus spreading to your portfolio? During our headlines segment, we’ll ring up Chris Cook, president of Beacon Capital Management, and get some answers on what you can do to inoculate your investment strategy.”
January 22, 2020
“[…] Once you’ve delegated [asset management], you should have time and mental bandwidth to figure out what you do best and how you’re going to fill those suddenly-empty hours. Do you have a unique set of portfolios that are ideal for a particular type of client or exploit an esoteric asset class or theme? That’s a large part of what Beacon Capital Management did with their retirement income solutions that actually respond to market conditions, pivoting out of risk assets early in a downswing and then rebalancing when the cycle improves. Outside advisors have tapped their expertise to run $2.75…
December 12, 2019
Chris Cook, president of Beacon Capital Management, says when it comes to spreading out bond risk in a portfolio, he likes to use Vanguard index bond ETFs, particularly the B series: Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV), Vanguard Intermediate Bond ETF (BIV) and Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV). Cook says all the B-series funds invest in U.S. government, corporate and international dollar-denominated bonds, with the primary difference being the duration, whether its short, intermediate or long. “We tend to invest in them equally across that spectrum to diversify across the duration,” he says. “They’re fairly diversified but are heavily weighted to…
November 1, 2019
DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Beacon Capital Management (www.BeaconInvesting.com), a registered investment advisory firm that seeks to offer long-term investors innovative portfolio management solutions, has been named a recipient of the WealthManagement.com 2019 Thrive Awards, honoring the nation’s fastest-growing advisors. The WealthManagement.com 2019 Thrive Awards list was compiled by measuring percentage revenue growth over the previous three years. The average revenue growth of Thrive Advisors is three times that of the overall industry. “We’re grateful to be named to the WealthManagement.com 2019 Thrive list of fastest-growing advisory firms in the nation,” said Chris Cook, founder and CEO of Beacon…
October 11, 2019
Beacon Capital Management was recognized today as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” by Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur360™ ranking, a premier study delivering the most comprehensive analysis of private companies in America. Based on this study forged by Entrepreneur, Beacon Capital Management is recognized as a well-rounded company that has mastered a balance of impact, innovation, growth leadership and value.
August 22, 2019
The stock market’s bull run is at 10 years-plus and many analysts think the market is closer to the end of its cycle than the beginning. Investing in a late-cycle market can be tricky because current trends can keep going, but there are clues that trends may be turning. Chris Cook, president of Beacon Capital Management, says he watches if the broader market falls by 10% or more from its high. That’s a sign momentum may be changing, ratcheting up the odds of a recession or a bear market, he adds. Here are eight of the best investments for late-cycle…
July 31, 2019
“You used to be able to generate 5 percent in interest from bonds, CDs or other investments,” says Chris Cook, president and founder of Beacon Capital Management in Dayton, Ohio. “But today, interest rates are so low. It’s difficult to generate consistent, reliable income from interest and dividends.”
July 22, 2019
“Not only are we seeing more volatility, but it is more concentrated into deeper and more severe losses; the kind that can be catastrophic and potentially life-altering for investors,” Cook said. “I believe an investment strategy needs to acknowledge and anticipate volatility.”