Dave Baker

David Baker

Senior Director, Investment Strategy and Communications

David is Senior Director, Investment Strategy and Communications. at Laird Norton Wealth Management. While his focus is mainly on the numbers, David also writes the firm’s monthly Flash report, and he is a key contributor to LNWM’s quarterly investment outlooks.

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Economic Flash
Video: Economic Flash June 2023

The biggest threat to the U.S. economy as jobs continue to be plentiful and inflation seems to have peaked. By David Baker, Senior Director, Investm...

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Investment Management
June 05, 2023
Economic Flash: Handful of Tech Stocks Driving Market Rebound

The S&P 500 has rebounded thanks to big tech, but that’s not saying much for the underlying strength of the market, which requires broader partici...

Economic Flash
Video: Economic Flash May 2023

Another U.S. bank failure and the possibility of a federal debt default mean risk-off environment and volatility are likely to continue. By David Ba...

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Investment Management
May 03, 2023
Economic Flash: Evidence of Deceleration

Foreign developed markets continued to outpace the U.S. boosted by a weaker dollar, supporting our strategy of maintaining diversified portfolios du...

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Economic Flash
Video: Economic Flash April 2023

What drove the market higher and why that may not last. By David Baker, Senior Director, Investment Strategy and Communications.

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Investment Management
April 04, 2023
Economic Flash: Signs of Fragility

It is way too early, we think, to take the market rebound as a sign that all is well. We are likely in the midst of a market regime change for a var...

Economic Flash
Video: Economic Flash March 2023

Why some inflation and even a recession are not necessarily terrible for long-term investors. By David Baker, Senior Director, Investment Strategy a...

Investment Management
March 02, 2023
Economic Flash: Opportunity in Difficulty

When fear and risk dominate, it is incumbent upon us as advisors to identify what is being overlooked by investors and use that to drive longer-term...

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Economic Flash
Video: Economic Flash February 2023

Where we’re seeing opportunities after a year of falling prices. By David Baker, Senior Director, Investment Strategy and Communications.

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