Dave Baker

David Baker

Director, Investment Research

David is Director, Investment Research 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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Investment Management
July 06, 2020
By David Baker
Economic Flash: More Room Left to Run?

Are there reasons to think markets might hold up just fine this year? Certainly. In the long term, however, we...

Investment Management
June 09, 2020
By David Baker
The Outlook for High-Quality Municipal Bonds

The municipal bond market is not supposed to be exciting, but it has certainly been a white-knuckle roller-coa...

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Economic Flash
By David Baker
Video: Economic Flash June 2020

David Baker, Director, Investment Strategy and Research, discusses what is driving the markets higher and our ...

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Economic Flash
June 03, 2020
By David Baker
Economic Flash: The Markets Forge Ahead: What Could Go Wrong?

We remain skeptical of the recent stock market rally and are not looking to add risk to portfolios at this tim...

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Investment Management
May 04, 2020
By David Baker
Economic Flash: Not Out of the Woods Yet

We are glad to have reduced portfolio risk as the US and global economies deteriorated, and we think market vo...

Investment Management
April 17, 2020
By David Baker
Why We’re Holding on to High-Quality Municipal Bonds

Covid-19 containment efforts are chipping away at state and local tax revenue, while spending on public servi...

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Investment Management
By David Baker
Video: Economic Flash April 2020

David Baker, Director, Investment Strategy and Research, discusses market performance and what would indicate ...

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Economic Flash
April 02, 2020
By David Baker
Economic Flash: The Fallout from COVID-19

We have made (and will continue to make) necessary adjustments to reduce portfolio risk, which we think has in...

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Investment Management
March 18, 2020
By David Baker
Why Muni Yields Are Record High vs Treasuries

There’s been a rush to safety in the past weeks, which has benefited US high-quality bonds and hurt US ...

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