John Heilner
Chief Investment Officer
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John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
July 02, 2024 - Special Market Update
All Eyes on the Federal Reserve
For investors, the most newsworthy event in June was the Federal Reserve meeting on June 11th and 12th. The Fed decided to keep its key interest rate unchanged and signaled that only one rate cut is expected before year-end.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
June 18, 2024 - White Paper
Election 2024: How Stocks Perform in Election Years
It is no secret. It is an election year and investors expect the Presidential Election in November to be the market moving event of 2024. While both major parties have completed their primaries, neither race was close. Democratic incumbent Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump quickly earned enough delegates to become the presumptive nominees of their respective parties.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
June 03, 2024 - Special Market Update
Earnings Season Q1 2024: A Brief Recap
Make no mistake about the importance of corporate earnings releases to investors. Earnings results, which act as a company report card, are a key factor used by investors to form opinions about a stock's value and potential price trajectory.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
May 17, 2024 - White Paper
The Value in Continuing to Stay on Plan
Being a successful investor is hard. Regardless of how the market is performing, investors are constantly bombarded with warnings of bubbles, bear markets and impending doom. In the financial media, some businesses are even incentivized to use such tactics to grab your attention by capitalizing on known investor fears and loss-aversion tendencies. This excessive noise can lead to short-term actions that are often counterproductive to your long-term objectives.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
May 02, 2024 - Special Market Update
The Fed Giveth and the Fed Taketh Away
Six months ago, the financial markets were giddy with excitement as economists universally predicted three to six rate cuts in 2024. The game plan was as follows: inflation subsides, the economy slows, unemployment ticks upward and the Central Bank cuts the Fed Funds Rate (FFR) in an effort to achieve its dual mandate of stable prices and full employment. A more accommodating FFR of 4.00-4.50% appeared to be a good landing spot from the current 5.25-5.50%, the highest level since 2006.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer

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Professional Profile
  • Over 30 years of experience in Mutual Fund & ETF modeling, individual equity & individual bond selection along with asset allocation strategies and portfolio risk assessment
  • Former National Mutual Fund Strategist at ING Mutual Funds where John was responsible for overseeing 35 equity mutual funds with a combined value in excess of $50 billion
  • Former Economist and Portfolio Manager at Palo Verde Capital a $250 million private placement hedge fund
  • Extensive experience in technical analysis and charting techniques having attended the Dorsey Wright DWA Global Online University in 1991 to become certified in Point & Figure Charting
  • Certified Mutual Fund Specialist
  • BS in Finance and Economics
Full Profile
John started with WT Wealth Management in 2013 as employee #1 and was tasked with creating the investment philosophy and asset allocation strategies that benefit the clients of the firm today.

John's passion for investing runs deep. After seeing the movie Wall Street in 1987, John was hooked on the fast paced, ever changing world of the equity markets. During his senior year of college, John was pursued by several Wall Street firms and finally joined Smith Barney in the fall of 1988 as an over-the-counter trader.

In the 30 years since joining Smith Barney, John has served as a Municipal Bond Specialist at John Nuveen, the National Mutual Fund Strategist at ING Mutual Funds, Portfolio Manager and Economist at Palo Verde Capital and currently as Chief Investment Officer at WT Wealth Management.

John has been quoted and interviewed on investing strategies in major industry periodicals like Investment News, the Wall Street Journal and has appeared on CNBC several times over the years.

John enjoys reading mysteries as a diversion from his research on the equity markets along with surfing, sailing and working out at the gym.
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