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Chris Fasciano

Chris Fasciano is a portfolio manager in the Investment Management and Research group at Commonwealth. He joined the firm in December 2014 and helps manage the Preferred Portfolio Services® (PPS) Select portfolios. Chris is responsible for asset allocation, security selection, and ongoing portfolio monitoring. In addition to his responsibilities on the PPS Select platform, he also assists Commonwealth advisors with questions pertaining to their own model portfolios. Chris earned his degree in economics from Bates College and his MBA from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Recent Posts

Navigating Uncertainty: What We’re Hearing from Portfolio Managers

January 8, 2024

When I speak to folks interested in a financial services career, I tell them the best thing about it is that every day is different. This is something that the economy and the markets have made abundantly clear over the past few years. I also often think back to a TV show from the late 1990s, Early Edition, where the main character gets the newspaper the day before it’s published and uses what he’s learned to help others. In challenging times, this might prove useful in finding investment success for clients. Alas, it’s not a resource we have at our disposal. But what we do have is insight from various portfolio managers across the industry.

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2023 Midyear Outlook: Do Equity Markets Warrant Caution Ahead?

June 28, 2023

1969 is often remembered as one of the biggest years in pop culture history. Broadway Joe Namath guaranteed his upstart AFL Jets would win the Super Bowl—and then went out and did just that. The Beatles played together in public for the last time on a London rooftop. Neil Armstrong took one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. About 400,000 people descended on a farm in New York for the Woodstock Music Festival. And finally, the Miracle Mets won the World Series. 

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Value Is Growth, and Growth Is Value?

January 10, 2020

Brad here. One of the major discussions we have internally is how to allocate investments, with one of the biggest open questions being whether growth or value will do better going forward. Here is a detailed discussion of that by Chris Fasciano, a portfolio manager on Commonwealth’s Investment Management and Research team. Our internal asset management team stewards more than $7 billion in client assets, and this is a rare chance to pull back the curtain and listen to the discussion. Over to you, Chris!

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