Brad Engle loves sports. Sports gives him opportunities to spend quality time with his three kids, whom he’s coached in soccer, basketball, baseball, and flag football. It’s also taught him lessons about teamwork that he brings to his work at GHPIA. Your success is my success – a principle that extends to our clients, for whom Brad helps choose investments and keep portfolios balanced.
Brad’s math skills led him to earn a BA in Finance and Economics from Mesa State College and an MBA from Regis University. He spent two years as a Senior Fund Analyst at Oppenheimer Funds and another seven at the trading desk at Denver-based Marsico Capital Management. Having joined GHPIA in 2012, Brad built and leads the team that helps select the firm’s investments, analyzes client portfolios, and executes trades. He enjoys simplifying tough problems for clients and putting them on a path toward reaching their financial goals.
An Aurora native, Brad is still close with and loyal to his childhood buddies. He enjoys skiing with his wife and kids, golfing, and playing adult-league baseball.
Despite recent obstacles and geopolitical tensions, we foresee global trade continuing to prosper, albeit with shifts in location and beneficiaries compared to previous decades.
If pursued, the transition to higher interest rates in Japan is anticipated to unfold gradually, allowing global markets the opportunity to adapt and react carefully.
When bubbles burst, speculation tends to disappear, and rational thinking typically takes over with much greater emphasis on company profitability among other fundamentals.
The Fed’s actions do not necessarily mean the stock market is due for a collapse. On the contrary, history illustrates that the market typically performs well in a rising rate environment.
