Commentary

Your firm has its roots in Mary Ann Greenwood’s M.A. Greenwood & Associates. In what ways does Greenwood Gearhart carry her legacy? Mary Ann founded the firm with the core principles that we still carry today. We have always served as a fiduciary for our clients and have always been […]

In our last commentary, we discussed how the stellar performance in 2021 was setting the market up for a game of expectations in 2022. The resiliency of margins and profit growth helped to guide the market to double digit returns despite the twists and turns of COVID, supply chain disruptions, […]

February 2022 | Lisa Brown is the new president of Fayetteville wealth management firm Greenwood Gearhart Inc. The company announced Brown’s promotion Monday (Feb. 7) in a news release. Brown, previously the firm’s chief operating officer, is also now a partner. Brock Gearhart, the president and CEO since 2013, remains as […]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (February 7, 2022) – Greenwood Gearhart has named Lisa A. Brown to President and Partner of the firm. In this role, Lisa’s responsibilities include oversight for the firm’s operations, service offerings, and client experience initiatives that allow Greenwood Gearhart perform at the highest level for clients. In addition […]

Despite numerous twists and turns this year, equity markets are closing out 2021 with double-digit returns as the cyclical recovery continues. While COVID remained a major driver of the market in the 1st half of the year, the progressive weakening of the Delta and Omicron variants reduced its impact in […]

In our last quarterly commentary, we discussed how a variety of factors were setting the market up for some year-end volatility, and indeed, a little volatility is what we got. In the last two weeks, markets fell by about 5% on fears of the Omicron variant and then bounced back […]

In our last quarterly commentary, Brock mentioned the various factors which have injected some uncertainty into the market, namely the swiftly changing sentiment around the Delta variant, supply chain pressures, and the anticipation of monetary policy shifts. These dynamics caused some choppiness in the market in early to mid-October, with […]

With the economy continuing its strong rebound markets remain near the highs, with most indices up +15-20% YTD. Nevertheless, the 3rd quarter brought with it some new uncertainties which have weighed on sentiment, such as the Delta variant, continued supply chain pressures, gridlock in DC, and changes in monetary policy. […]

Johann Komander worked almost a decade on the Wall Street trading floor before returning to Northwest Arkansas to change pace. The Greenwood native became interested in working in New York while attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In early 2008, he accepted an internship as a trading analyst for Merrill […]