Recent News and Insights
From Loss to Legacy: A Story of Service, Sacrifice and Lasting Impact
Hank Smith sits down with Ryan Manion, CEO of The Travis Manion Foundation, podcast host and author, to discuss launching, building and growing a successful nonprofit and how she’s amplifying her brother Travis’ legacy to inspire the next generation of leaders.
How to Navigate the Modern Workplace
Hank Smith welcomes Ana Welsh, workplace dynamics strategist, leadership coach, speaker and lecturer at The Wharton School, for a conversation about the skills that make workers indispensable in today’s workplace.
Fed to still cut rates this year, even as high oil prices spark an uptick in inflation: CNBC Fed Survey
CNBC - John Donaldson, Vice President & Director of Fixed Income, was quoted in [...]
At Haverford, we take a multilayered approach to securing our digital assets, which may [...]
U.S. electricity prices have surged over the past year, outpacing inflation and highlighting structural challenges in the power sector. National costs are up 5% year-over-year on average, although this figure masks that some regions are feeling the pain more than others. Prices in New Jersey, for example, have risen 22% in the past year. The surge has led utility bills to become a primary topic in the state's ongoing Governor's race. According to the New York Times, "electricity is the new eggs".
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.
Joyce Abbott, the namesake behind the hit television series Abbott Elementary, is celebrated for [...]
During the third quarter of 2025, the S&P 500 rose nearly 8%, recorded 24 all-time high closes, and was never down more than 2%. Heading into the final quarter of the year we anticipate three major trends from the third quarter will continue to power the market’s steady ascension.
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%.
RADNOR, PA – SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 – The Haverford Trust Company, a private firm [...]
Philadelphia Business Journal — The following employees of The Haverford Trust Company were recently [...]

