Recent News and Insights
Market Commentary: October 8, 2025
The S&P 500 hit an all-time high six days into a government shutdown. It seems nothing will slow this market down as long as three critical ingredients are in place: 1) easing monetary policy, 2) strong earnings growth, and 3) AI optimism. At least for now, weaker employment data, geo-politics, and weak consumer sentiment just doesn't matter.
Market Commentary: September 4, 2025
The economic data released on Friday, August 29th was in line with expectations. Headline Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index (PCE), the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, increased 2.6% year-over-year while Core PCE, which excludes food and energy prices, increased 2.9%. Personal income was up 0.4% compared to the previous month while personal spending increased 0.5%.
Welcome to Season 5 of Speaking of Quality
Hank Smith, Director and Head of Investment Strategy at Haverford Trust, kicks off Season 5 of the podcast and unveils this season’s theme “Navigating Change: Key Decisions Driving the Future of the Economy.”
City & State Pennsylvania - Rosemary DiRita, Vice President & Philanthropic Advisor, was named a 2025 [...]
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CNBC - John Donaldson, Vice President - Fixed Income, was polled in CNBC's March [...]
MONTCO Today - Bryan Tracy and Gina Parissi of Haverford's Wealth Planning team contributed [...]
CNBC - John Donaldson, Vice President - Fixed Income, was surveyed on how tariffs [...]
The Haverford Trust Company recently introduced Rosemary DiRita as Vice President for the newly [...]
