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Krystal Daibes Higgins, CFA

Krystal Higgins

Krystal Daibes Higgins, CFA

Vice President
Equity Research

Krystal Daibes Higgins, CFA, joined Ferguson Wellman in 2021 and is vice president of equity research, serving as an analyst and member of the firm’s investment team. In her role, she supports the investment team researching technology sector activity, and performs research related to our Global Sustainable Investing strategy. Additionally, Krystal provides support to other portfolio managers and the sales and marketing team with institutional client service, new business presentations and other investment analysis. She is also a shareholder of the firm.

Prior to joining Ferguson Wellman, Krystal served in various analyst roles for Mazama Capital Management in Portland, and most recently, as portfolio specialist and communications analyst for Sands Capital Management in the Washington, D.C., area. Krystal earned her B.S. in marketing and business management from Oregon Institute of Technology and her M.B.A. from the University of Oregon. She completed her CFA certificate in 2021. Currently, Krystal serves as a board member for Dream Factory of Oregon.

In her free time, Krystal enjoys spending time with her husband and young children and reading, traveling and cooking.

Krystal’s Articles and Videos

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Mega-Cap Earnings in Focus

The U.S. stock market saw a rebound the last couple of weeks, breaking the prior three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 gains were driven by mega-cap names due in large part to their recent earnings results which exceeded investors’ expectations.

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What Goes Up, Must Come Down ... Eventually

This week investors shrugged off hotter-than-expected inflation data, one of the most important data inputs for the Fed in deciding its next policy moves. The impact of the Fed aggressively raising rates over the past year has brought inflation down from a whopping 9% in June 2022 to 3% by the end of 2023. The Fed’s ultimate target is 2%. Much like updating a computer, the last bit sometimes takes the longest.

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Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold

All investor eyes were on the jobs report today and per usual, the economic data did—and did not—disappoint. The most recent report outpaced expectations, with 216,000 more jobs created in December compared to the estimate of 170,000.

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