Sierra’s CIO, James St. Aubin, Talks Rising Inflation on the Wall Street Journal

Families are flush with cash, so higher interest rates have done less to deter them from spending than if they had been funding their purchases with credit-card debt, said James St. Aubin, chief financial officer at Sierra Mutual Funds. “That slows down the impact of raising the cost of money,” Mr. St. Aubin said. “It […]

Sierra’s CIO, James St. Aubin on Barron’s: Lessons Learned From Retail Earnings Season

“The consumer just hasn’t puckered up,” said James St. Aubin, chief investment officer at Sierra Investment Management. Consumers’ resilience has confounded economists and retailers alike, and has been attributed to a host of factors, from the lingering effects of the pandemic-era stimulus checks to the strength of the labor market. The thoughts and opinions expressed […]

Sierra’s CIO James St. Aubin Discusses the War in Ukraine, European Stocks on Morningstar Markets Brief

The strength in global markets demonstrates what many investment strategists noted a year ago when the war started: Geopolitical events might trigger emotional responses that jolt markets temporarily, but they don’t ultimately change the economic fundamentals on which investment decisions are made, instead, create buying opportunities. “Knee-jerk reactions can be fraught with error,” says James […]

Sierra’s CIO James St. Aubin on Bloomberg Markets

Ivascyn, 53, gets the angst that’s brewing out there but exudes confidence in his strategy. He’s been waiting, he says, for a big-score kind of moment like the one he found back in the late aughts and says he’s finally on the cusp of delivering it to investors. James St. Aubin, chief investment officer at […]

Sierra’s CIO James St. Aubin on Money Life Podcast (Podcast Segment, 9/26/22)

James St. Aubin, Chief Investment Officer for the Sierra Mutual Funds, believes that investors can win by not losing, and while holding cash won’t keep pace with high inflation, he says being on the sidelines waiting for the market “to show some productive trends” is a sound strategy for current conditions. St. Aubin says that […]

Barron’s: Sierra Makes 2 Key Hires As It Plans Further Growth

Sierra Investment Management hired two new investment professionals for its leadership team as it seeks to expand its asset management operations and client services. The firm is part of the Sierra Group of Companies, which last year hired former TD Ameritrade executive Skip Schweiss as its chief executive officer. Sierra was co-founded by Kenneth Sleeper […]

James St. Aubin joins LA-based $9bn RIA as CIO | Citywire (7-26-2022)

‘Ken, Dave and I speak for the whole Sierra team as we welcome James and Ryan to the team with no small measure of excitement,’ Schweiss stated. ‘Both have impressive backgrounds in the investing world and in asset allocation in particular. Their views align with Sierra’s tactical approach, and we look forward to them playing […]