Perspectives & News

I am not surprised with the three-year 80%+ gain of the US equity market (SP 500)! Corporate profits and labor productivity gains were fairly well forecasted in our outlook from early June of 2022: we stated that inflation was transitory rather than structural (CPI hit a 9% annualized rate in May of 2022) and that once the Federal Reserve started withdrawing the excess fuel and increasing the price of fuel (fuel being the money supply and interest rates being the cost of fuel) that inflation would start it’s descent to the 2-3% level. We made assumptions that the pressure of wage increases were going to subside, consumers and corporations were in great financial shape due to the massive amount of liquidity injected into the system, and that Government spending would likely stay excessive, all contributing to an the economy that had lots of positive support rather than believe what most economists said: “we are headed into a recession”. As we noted at that time, “this is the most predicted recession that will never happen.” Wow, was that last statement ever more right!!!

MCF is proud to announce that Andy Sathe, MBA, CLU, CFP®, Senior Financial Advisor and Partner, has been recognized as a 2025 Five Star Wealth Manager—his fourth consecutive year receiving this prestigious award.

On July 3, 2025, following an all-night session, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by a 218-214 vote. This follows the Senate’s approval on July 1, and President Trump signed the bill into law on July 4, 2025.

In case anyone hasn’t noticed, tariffs are back in the news and so far, wreaked havoc on capital markets. If the first Trump term took a chisel to trade policy in 2018, primarily on China, then the second term has picked up the sledgehammer. Mexico, Canada, China, and Europe are all in the crosshairs, with seemingly no end in sight.

MCF Advisors, LLC (“MCF”), a Kentucky-based registered investment adviser (“RIA”), today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Wealth Partners Capital Group (“WPCG”), a financial services holding company, and HGGC, a firm focused on partnership investing. WPCG and HGGC’s Aspire Holdings have made a minority equity investment in MCF to fuel the firm’s growth through organic client acquisition and strategic M&A while expanding its presence in the greater East South Central U.S. The management team of MCF remains the majority shareholder and will continue to control the decision-making and operations of the firm.

MCF is proud to announce that it has been named a winner in the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s Best Places to Work in Kentucky for 2025. This marks the seventh consecutive year that MCF has been recognized.