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Tower Bridge Advisors was founded in 2001 with a mission to provide high quality wealth management advice alongside outstanding client service. As a registered investment advisor, we manage equity and fixed income portfolios comprised of individual stocks and bonds. Our clients choose us because of our commitment to investment research, our experience in managing client portfolios and our laser-like focus on our clients’ needs. Our wealth advisors each have, on average, more than 25 years’ experience researching investment opportunities, and managing portfolios through up as well as down markets. Our investment process starts with a clear understanding of each client’s unique financial situation, and takes into account their tax status and tolerance for risk. Only by understanding these factors can we develop an appropriate investment solution truly customized for each client.
Our rigorous investment process results in a customized asset allocation for each client. Each client’s portfolio is constructed of 35-40 stocks which represent the best ideas of our investment team, and an appropriate allocation to bonds to achieve the client’s requirement for income and stability. From a client service standpoint, we make ourselves available for phone calls and in-person meetings as frequently as desired. Our clients appreciate talking directly to the person who manages their account. Our team of experienced administrators also reach out to our clients to ensure proper management of all administrative details of their accounts.

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April 2023 Webinar - Banks, the Economy and Valuation

April 2023 Economic Update – The Banks, The Economy and Valuation

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June 9, 2025 – This week the focus will be on trade negotiations with China and the progress getting the Big Beautiful Bill on the President’s desk. The former is likely to be complicated and slow moving, but any movement in the right direction should keep investors happy. As for the legislation, it will be inflationary and worrisome long-term if one focuses on future debt service requirements. But this market has heard wolf cried too often to care until either interest rates spike higher or the dollar comes under renewed attack.

If the Trump Presidency can be summed up in one word, perhaps that word is transactional. Every step is viewed as a transaction, not just monetary. But there is always…

June 9, 2025 – This week the focus will be on trade negotiations with China and the progress getting the Big Beautiful Bill on the President’s desk. The former is likely to be complicated and slow moving, but any movement in the right direction should keep investors happy. As for the legislation, it will be inflationary and worrisome long-term if one focuses on future debt service requirements. But this market has heard wolf cried too often to care until either interest rates spike higher or the dollar comes under renewed attack.Read More

June 5, 2025 – The Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupts regularly, but not on an exact schedule. Considering the most recent 100 eruptions, the average time between eruptions ranged from 55 minutes to over 2 hours. Likewise, inflation and employment data can cause ebbs and flows in the bond market, creating volatility for investors. Economic data are currently coming in mixed, mostly related to changing tariff policy. Meanwhile, equity markets are slightly positive so far this year, and only off about 3% from all-time highs.

April Was A Sinkhole, May Was A Geyser May was a rebound month from a poor April showing in the stock market, with the S&P500 rising 6.2%. This marked one…

June 5, 2025 – The Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupts regularly, but not on an exact schedule. Considering the most recent 100 eruptions, the average time between eruptions ranged from 55 minutes to over 2 hours. Likewise, inflation and employment data can cause ebbs and flows in the bond market, creating volatility for investors. Economic data are currently coming in mixed, mostly related to changing tariff policy. Meanwhile, equity markets are slightly positive so far this year, and only off about 3% from all-time highs.Read More

June 2, 2025 – Just as the Soviets laid down the gauntlet in the 1960s starting the space race, China has caught up to us technologically in many ways and is still gaining ground in others. For the U.S. to maintain its leadership requires coordinated efforts from both the private and public sectors. Trying to erect barriers is not a winning formula. Rather, properly focusing resources to support the most strategic initiatives makes sense.

In the fall of 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first satellite to reach orbit. Four years later, Yuri Gagarin became the first astronaut to orbit the earth.…

June 2, 2025 – Just as the Soviets laid down the gauntlet in the 1960s starting the space race, China has caught up to us technologically in many ways and is still gaining ground in others. For the U.S. to maintain its leadership requires coordinated efforts from both the private and public sectors. Trying to erect barriers is not a winning formula. Rather, properly focusing resources to support the most strategic initiatives makes sense.Read More

May 30, 2025 – Amidst a volatile market, significant economic risks such as high interest rates and trade policy are creating a tense environment where stock market gains may be capped. Key sectors, like housing, are already showing signs of strain from elevated rates, while the bond market remains turbulent. Therefore, a diversified and defensive investment strategy is recommended, emphasizing fundamental analysis and valuation discipline for stocks while holding high-quality bonds to navigate the expected volatility.

2025’s Crosscurrents: Markets in tension The current investment landscape presents a series of complex and often conflicting signals. While the S&P 500 has impressively recovered to within 4% of its…

May 30, 2025 – Amidst a volatile market, significant economic risks such as high interest rates and trade policy are creating a tense environment where stock market gains may be capped. Key sectors, like housing, are already showing signs of strain from elevated rates, while the bond market remains turbulent. Therefore, a diversified and defensive investment strategy is recommended, emphasizing fundamental analysis and valuation discipline for stocks while holding high-quality bonds to navigate the expected volatility.Read More

May 27, 2025 – The House has passed Trump’s big beautiful bill and moved it on to the Senate. It’s a budget buster that offers something for all but will expand deficits meaningfully. It’s a bit of a mess that can be fixed if the Senate has the backbone to fix it. Wall Street will be watching, especially bond investors.

More Whack-a-Mole. President Trump, frustrated with the pace of trade talks with the EU, announced 50% tariffs by June 1 if insufficient progress wasn’t made. Within 48 hours that deadline…

May 27, 2025 – The House has passed Trump’s big beautiful bill and moved it on to the Senate. It’s a budget buster that offers something for all but will expand deficits meaningfully. It’s a bit of a mess that can be fixed if the Senate has the backbone to fix it. Wall Street will be watching, especially bond investors.Read More

May 22, 2025 – Memorial Day Weekend is typically the unofficial start of summer for many. However, this year has been anything but typical. Corporate earnings have been holding up based on recent company reports and outlooks. Tariffs have dented a few earnings reports, but the consumer continues to spend. Credit spreads are not indicating a recession yet, although interest rates have been on the rise as Congress works on a spending resolution bill. Markets gave back some of their recent gains yesterday but are still only about 5% from their all-time highs. Not quite bear market territory. Anyone traveling this weekend to a national park should remember to bring their bear spray.

Keep Your Bear Spray Handy Anyone that has hiked in a national park, such as Yellowstone, knows that you have to bring bear spray with you. You may never see…

May 22, 2025 – Memorial Day Weekend is typically the unofficial start of summer for many. However, this year has been anything but typical. Corporate earnings have been holding up based on recent company reports and outlooks. Tariffs have dented a few earnings reports, but the consumer continues to spend. Credit spreads are not indicating a recession yet, although interest rates have been on the rise as Congress works on a spending resolution bill. Markets gave back some of their recent gains yesterday but are still only about 5% from their all-time highs. Not quite bear market territory. Anyone traveling this weekend to a national park should remember to bring their bear spray.Read More

May 19, 2025 – Stocks have clawed back all their post-Liberation Day losses as the perceived impact of tariffs have lessened. But now comes the hard part. Whatever tariffs are imposed will have economic consequences that we are only just starting to see. The big tax bill as originally proposed is a budget buster. 10-year Treasury yields are now back above 4.5%. With hindsight equity investors overreacted after Liberation Day. The subsequent rally may have gone too far as well.

Stocks have now recouped all their post-Liberation Day losses. The recovery started as soon as Trump backtracked from his reciprocal tariffs within 48 hours of announcing them. Subsequent steps, including…

May 19, 2025 – Stocks have clawed back all their post-Liberation Day losses as the perceived impact of tariffs have lessened. But now comes the hard part. Whatever tariffs are imposed will have economic consequences that we are only just starting to see. The big tax bill as originally proposed is a budget buster. 10-year Treasury yields are now back above 4.5%. With hindsight equity investors overreacted after Liberation Day. The subsequent rally may have gone too far as well.Read More

May 15, 2025 – Following a big rebound, the S&P 500 is flat YTD but trades at a high valuation of 23x forward earnings. Consumer spending faces headwinds from rising student loan defaults and a cooling housing market. While recession fears have eased, the economy is slowing and inflation trends remain uncertain.

Navigating a complex landscape The YTD period has presented a fascinating, and at times unsettling, picture for the equity markets. Despite a significant downturn in early April, the market has…

May 15, 2025 – Following a big rebound, the S&P 500 is flat YTD but trades at a high valuation of 23x forward earnings. Consumer spending faces headwinds from rising student loan defaults and a cooling housing market. While recession fears have eased, the economy is slowing and inflation trends remain uncertain.Read More

May 12, 2025 – China and the United States have agreed to reduce tariff rates on each other by 115% leaving our tariff rate on Chinese goods at 30%. Since shortly after the shock of Liberation Day that sent equity investors into panic mode, there has been a gradual retreat from an overbearing tariff framework outlined that day. Today’s suspension of tariffs, pending further negotiations may not be a final step. But it comes right out of the Trump playbook that shoots for the moon first and then settles into a much more compromised reality later. While tariff negotiations continue not only with China but the rest of the world, investors can now focus on the next leg of the Trump agenda, tax cuts.

Fears of excessive tariffs peaked on Liberation Day in early April. Financial markets cratered based both on the excessiveness of the announced levies in addition to the irrational nature of…

May 12, 2025 – China and the United States have agreed to reduce tariff rates on each other by 115% leaving our tariff rate on Chinese goods at 30%. Since shortly after the shock of Liberation Day that sent equity investors into panic mode, there has been a gradual retreat from an overbearing tariff framework outlined that day. Today’s suspension of tariffs, pending further negotiations may not be a final step. But it comes right out of the Trump playbook that shoots for the moon first and then settles into a much more compromised reality later. While tariff negotiations continue not only with China but the rest of the world, investors can now focus on the next leg of the Trump agenda, tax cuts.Read More

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