Author: Zito Partners

Ketchum Zito Financial client Beazley in the spotlight in TechTarget

Beazley: Ransomware attacks on clients ‘skyrocketed’ in 2019 The 2020 Beazley Breach Briefing reported a 131% increase in reported attacks against clients last year, and the insurance giant isn’t expecting the trend to slow down. Insurance giant Beazley saw a huge spike in ransomware attacks in 2019, reporting a 131% increase in client incidents, according […]

ETFMG Partner on Bloomberg Radio

Tracking the Path of the Coronavirus Outbreak (Podcast) – Dr. Andy Pekosz, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses tracking the path of the coronavirus outbreak. Michael Pachter, Video Game Analyst at Wedbush Securities, talks about investing in the GAMR ETF. And we Drive to the Close with Alan Zafran, Founding Partner and Co-CEO at IEQ Capital. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Producer: Doni Holloway.

Our KetchumZito Financial client in WSJ

Infrastructure Report: Hospital Technology Faces Coronavirus Strain Remote work by support staff makes it harder for IT teams to police computer systems and prevent cyberattacks As doctors and nurses battle the coronavirus pandemic in U.S. hospitals, medical providers’ information-technology employees also have their hands full: Much of the support staff is working remotely, making it […]

GenTrust's George Perez in Barron's

Crisis Presents Wealth-Boosting Opportunities Amidst the turmoil unleashed by the coronavirus, financial advisors have been seizing on low interest rates and deflated stock prices to help clients minimize taxes and build more family wealth in the future. Cheap stocks, for instance, mean the time may be ripe for Roth IRA conversions, says Erin Wood, vice […]

Nancy Tengler in Reuters

U.S. investors shop for consumer stocks in anticipation of stimulus bill As a $2 trillion relief package makes its way through the U.S. Congress, some investors are finding bargains in consumer discretionary stocks that have been battered in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Provisions in the bill aimed at expanding unemployment benefits and supporting […]

Thornburg Investment Management CEO, Jason Brady on CNBC's The Exchange

THE EXCHANGE – Signs the market is trying to find the bottom: Investment strategist – CNBC’s Kelly Evans talks with Jason Brady, CEO of Thornburg Investment Management, and Jeff Krumpelman, chief investment strategist at Mariner Wealth Advisors, about what they’re expecting to see in equities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Nancy Tengler on Money Life with Chuck Jaffe

Allianz’s Mahajan: Get your watch list ready, look for improved values Mona Mahajan, US investment strategist for Allianz Global Investors, says that the stock market won’t stabilize until there is a visible path for a ‘global return to normalcy,’ but adds that she doesn’t think the ‘long-term fundamental health of the US economy is derailed’ […]

Nancy Tengler in Bloomberg

In Midst of Chaos, Nasdaq ETF Gets Biggest Inflow in Two Decades Tech megacaps are luring equity investors back into the stock market at a pace not seen in almost two decades on speculation they have a cash bulwark strong enough to withstand the looming recession. Read more here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-20/in-midst-of-chaos-nasdaq-etf-gets-biggest-inflow-in-two-decades

EquityZen Phil Haslett in Forbes

Nine Tech IPOs That Could Survive The Coronavirus Market Hit With stocks in a bear market, the prospect of an IPO in 2020 may lose its appeal. But some may stick it out despite the coronavirus outbreak, according to pre-IPO stock trading platform EquityZen. Read more here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2020/03/17/2020-tech-ipos-coronavirus-market/#316942a2392e

Nancy Tengler in The Washington Post

Wall Street seizes up as pandemic-fueled volatility sends Dow into a steep dive The blue-chip index plunges more than 1,300 points, erasing nearly all of its Trump-era gains U.S. economy expected to lose 4.6 million travel-related jobs this year from coronavirus fallout Supermarkets are limiting the number of shoppers at one time. Temperature checks and […]

Thornburg Investment Management's Jason Brady in The Wall Street Journal

Short-Term Bond Market Roiled by Panic Selling Many traders are selling what they can, not what they want to sell Short-term bonds typically act as a haven in turbulent times. But debt maturing in three years or less has been routed in recent days, punishing investors in markets ranging from corporate bonds to asset-backed debt. […]

EquityZen's Phil Haslett in Silicon Valley Business Journal

These 5 Bay Area unicorns may try to go public after COVID-19 market swoon EquityZen, which operates a market for pre-IPO private stock, this week singled out nine unicorns that it believes have the best shot at going public in 2020. Five of them are based in the Bay Area. Read more here: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/03/17/these-5-bay-area-unicorns-may-try-to-go-public.html

ETFMG Partner in Fortune

As bailout talk intensifies, cruise ship industry woes stand out in a travel sector battered by the coronavirus How bad is the coronavirus fallout for the travel and leisure industry? Historically bad. But some industry sectors are better positioned than others. Airlines and lodging have the best prospects of recovery, after enduring intense pain. Cruise […]