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The goal of our investment process is to identify high-quality companies and invest in them when risk/reward is positively skewed, which often occurs when short-term business conditions deteriorate or other market conditions pressure valuation. Learn more about our approach by accessing our Investor Presentation:
Our firm's greatest assets are our people. Our dedicated and capable team is committed to client success and client satisfaction, with consistency and quality. The firm’s dedication to integrity, best-in-class asset management, client service, and the culture of collaboration and professional dedication augurs well for a bright future for the family-run firm, its professionals, and its clients. Learn more about the Crawford Team:
The distinction between gambling and investing is often lost, especially in today’s fast-paced society. While both activities require an initial outlay of capital, we view three key distinctions betwe...
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Passive investing has seen a decade-long increase in popularity. It is appealing because of the lower fees and convenience provided by large mutual fund companies. While passive investing appears to b...
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Our current theme is Watching and Waiting. However, watching and waiting is not passive. As the Federal Reserve has increased rates as a means to combat inflation, we have been purposefully and delibe...
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Last fall, we highlighted the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) problem of fighting inflation in the face of loosening fiscal policy. In 2023, it is evident the Fed will be in a different position as it fights ...
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Currently, there is a significant commercial push for international investing, mainly driven by larger investment companies using their airtime to proclaim that “Europe is Less Expensive than the U.S....
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In the United States, monetary policy is primarily administered by the Federal Reserve and fiscal policy is administered by elected officials both at the federal and state level. Currently, these two ...
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In recent months, we have written about Dividend Integrity and how it might be as important now as it has ever been. Given everything that is going on in the markets and economy, we believe it is pert...
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A trifecta is an outcome where three things are achieved. This term is most typically associated with betting on horseracing, in which case the wager is to pick the first, second, and third-place fini...
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There is a largely ignored section of the Wall Street Journal that we observe each day. The “Markets Digest” section of both the print and online version of the Wall Street Journal includes a small se...
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Crawford Investment Counsel’s (Crawford) investment philosophy was born fifty years ago when investing in high-quality growth stocks or “nifty-fifty” type companies was the major market trend. One day...
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It all began more than 25 years ago when two friends were discussing world affairs. The conversation eventually drifted to the investment arena as it normally did, since one was an avid collector of c...
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It all began more than 25 years ago when two friends were discussing world affairs. The conversation eventually drifted to the investment arena as it normally did, since one was an avid collector of c...
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Life is filled with uncertainties, and this reality actually serves as one of the basic premises for Crawford Investment Counsel’s (Crawford) investment philosophy. That is, we acknowledge and fully a...
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At Crawford Investment Counsel (Crawford), we seek to position our portfolios with a strong bias toward high-quality companies. This means that the businesses we own will demonstrate an above average ...
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