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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.

6 May 2024

The Best Industries to Invest

I was listening to a finance-related podcast last week (as one does), and they said they thought that the best-performing industries in the US were beer and tobacco. The podcasters chuckled because they pointed out that market returns reflect what society wants, and companies respond by providing those goods and services. Beer and smokes – that’s what America has valued the most, as the story went. I thought it was… Read More

By David Ott Tags: Diversification, Economy, Investing, Markets, Stocks, Volatility, Wall Street

29 Apr 2024

Concentrated Risks Rising

We’ve all heard that the S&P 500 is more concentrated than it has been in decades. Indeed, the top 10 holdings in the S&P 500 now account for a whopping 33.8 percent of the index. That’s right, ten of the 500 stocks in the index equal more than one-third of the value of the index. I’m a fan of global diversification, but it’s been a frustrating decade, given how well… Read More

By David Ott Tags: Concentrated Positions, Diversification, Economy, Investing, Markets, S&P 500, Stocks, Wall Street

22 Apr 2024

What Happens if Current Tax Laws Expire

The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump in 2017. The TCJA expires in 2025, which means one of three things: Congress and the President could work together to develop a new law, act to extend the current law, or let it expire, meaning the tax laws would revert to their 2017 levels. With tax day behind us, I thought… Read More

By David Ott Tags: Economy, Markets, Tax Cuts, Taxes, TCJA, Wall Street

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What Happens if Current Tax Laws Expire

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