December 2011
Donna Mitchell of Financial Planning Magazine interviewed John Eckel about a new SEC ruling on purchasing unregistered securities. Link to article.
May 2011
Financial Planning Magazine - In an article by Don Korn, John Eckel discusses the merits of buying a vacation home.
May 2010
Hartford Courant - “Safe Investing for the Recent College Grad” by Ken Gosselin. Emily Verone, formerly a summer intern at Pinnacle, and John Eckel provide financial advice for recent graduates. Link to the story at the Courant.
April 2010
Investment News - John Eckel discussed the importance of having a strategy in place for dealing with a rising interest rates before they occur.
Smart Money Magazine - John Eckel quoted in “Stretching Your Investing Style” by Reshma Kapadia discussing why he likes “go anywhere fund managers”
February 2010
Financial Planning Magazine - John Eckel said “REITs remain a hedge against inflation. They do better than other asset classes in an inflationary environment because they can increase their rents, so property values should increase as well".
January 2010
Financial Planning Magazine - John Eckel said “U.S. Treasuries are creating the next big bubble, as he expects to see interest rate rise in the short- and long-term over the next year. “U.S. Treasuries are overvalued and they’ll decline going forward due to concerns over inflation that will mean returns on these Treasuries will be low, if not negative”
December 2009
CT 12 TV “On the Money” - John Eckel was interviewed regarding his outlook for 2010 by Rebecca Surran for TV and expressed his belief that gold had a glittering future.
Oct. / Nov. 2009
Morningstar Advisor - John Eckel discussed the relatively new field of behavioral finance, saying “learning about these behavioral traps beforehand helps reduce the likelihood that we or our clients will act on our impulses and make the wrong decision. It also makes us and our clients aware that these very same behavioral traps may push other investors to make the wrong decisions and provide an opportunity for us to capitalize on their mistakes”
September 2009
Medical Economics - John Flanagan included in list of Best Financial Advisers for Doctors
February 2009
BusinessWeek.com - named John Eckel to its list of The Most Experienced Independent Financial Advisors.
November 2008
Medical Economics - John Flanagan included in list of Best Financial Advisers for Doctors.
August 2007
Financial Planning Magazine - One year before the sub-prime mortgage crises hit its peak John Eckel said “How long the market can continue to keep its distance from problems in the subprime market remains to be seen. The problem is uncertainty over how deep and widespread the problem may be. My understanding is that there are over a trillion dollars of subprime mortgages that are variable rate, which will most likely lead to some defaults," says Eckel. He suggests that a worst-case scenario would involve defaults, leading to excess housing inventory in a tight credit market. That, in turn, would take its toll on durable goods and other housing-related sectors.”
August 2007
Chicago Tribune - John Eckel was interviewed for an article by Gail Marks Jarvis about small cap stocks and said “small caps will be weaker than large companies during the foreseeable future because the stocks are expensive and tend to be less profitable than large companies when the U.S. economy is slowing. So he is whittling exposure to small caps down to 10 percent of a client's portfolio. He's not doing this instantly. He is waiting for a rally in the stock market that carries small-company stocks up about 5 percent. Then he plans to sell at a favorable price. Also, even though a rising market might make it tempting to hold onto the small-company stocks, he won't change his mind because he has a solid reason for his actions. He says he would do the same thing if a client came to him with more than 5 percent to 10 percent of their money invested in "emerging-market" funds”
July / August 2007
Bloomberg Wealth Manager included Pinnacle Investment Management in their listing of top advisory firms.
November 2006
Medical Economics - John Eckel included in list of Best Financial Advisers for Doctors
July / August 2006
Bloomberg Wealth Manager included Pinnacle Investment Management in their listing of top advisory firms.
November 2004
Medical Economics - John Eckel included in list of Best Financial Advisers for Doctors
July / August 2004
Bloomberg Wealth Manager included Pinnacle Investment Management Inc. in its list of Top Financial Advisors.
March 2004
Medical Economics - In discussing the importance of consistency in investment returns John Eckel said “Consistency is an important ally. It often results in better compounded returns over the long run, and investors are more likely to keep a consistent fund during slumps"
July 2002
Worth Magazine named John Eckel to its list of Top 250 Financial Advisers
April 2002
Business Week - In discussing Separate Account Managers, John Eckel said ...it`s almost impossible to comparison-shop among separate-account managers because the industry lacks performance ratings.
September 2001
Worth Magazine - John Eckel included in list of Top 250 Financial Advisers
September 2000
John Eckel and other Certified Financial Planners (CFP’s ®) participated in USA Today’s Retirement Hotline, answering questions about retirement planning telephone in by investors
September 1998
Worth Magazine included John Eckel in its list of its 300 Best Financial Advisers