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When Running with the Bulls, Watch the Horns!

Winter 25-26 Market and Economic Commentary When Running with the Bulls, Watch the Horns! The final quarter of 2025 ended on a…

Climate Controlled… for Your Comfort

Fall 25 Market & Economic Commentary: The third quarter of 2025 was filled with the kind of headlines that typically send investors…

A Plan So Crazy, It Might Work

Summer 25 Market & Economic Commentary: The second quarter of 2025 started off with a bang, or what others might call a…

Fog Warning

Spring 25 Market & Economic Commentary: The severity of the Trump tariff announcement in early April was a shock to all, especially…

The Winds of Change – Trump 2.0

Winter 24-25 Market & Economic Commentary: Like the crisp winter air biting at your face when you step outside of a warm…

Goldilocks Has Left the Cottage

Fall 24 Market & Economic Commentary: For several quarters now, financial pundits have been praying for a “Goldilocks” fairytale reversal to the…

The Seatbelt Sign Has Been Illuminated

Summer 24 Market and Economic Commentary “Please fasten your seatbelts; we’re expecting turbulence ahead.”Most flyers know exactly what this announcement over a…

Independent Review Brings Clarity to Performance, Fees, and Allocation Across Pension Plans

Taft-Hartley Pension Investment Performance and Fee Review Organization & ObjectiveA national labor organization engaged North Pier to conduct an independent review of…

Independent Review Helps Labor Pension Plan Assess OCIO Relationship

Taft-Hartley Pension Plan OCIO Evaluation Client & ObjectiveAn organization with a Taft-Hartley pension plan and more than $10 billion in assets engaged…

Positioning a Family Office for Its Next Chapter: Investment Consultant Search

Family Office Investment Consultant Search Organization & ObjectiveA multi-generational family office overseeing several trusts and private foundations initiated a review of its…