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Oliver Pursche, Investment Adviser Representative

CEO, Bruderman Asset Management

Oliver Pursche is the Chief Market Strategist for Bruderman Asset Management, an SEC-registered investment advisory firm with over $1 billion in assets under management and an additional $400 million under advisement through its affiliated broker dealer, Bruderman Brothers, LLC. Pursche is a recognized authority on global affairs and investment policy, as well as a regular contributor on CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business. Additionally, he is a monthly contributing columnist for Forbes and Kiplinger.com, a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and a monthly participant of the NY Federal Reserve Bank Business Leaders Survey, and the author of Immigrants: The Economic Force at our Door.

He received an undergraduate degree in business communications and finance from Bentley University and attended the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.

Prior to his role as Chief Market Strategist, Pursche served as the CEO of Bruderman Brothers, as well as President of its subsidiary GGFS, and has worked at venerable firms such as Neuberger Berman and PaineWebber.

He can be reached at opursche@mjbc.com.

Office: 845.368.2901
Mobile: 203-644-3219
E-mail: OPursche@mjbc.com
www.bruderman.com

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investing

Investors: Stop Overpaying for Simple Market Exposure

Do you pay your financial adviser a 1% advisory fee for all your investments? If so, you may be paying too much, because much of your portfolio is pro…

November 2, 2017

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retirement

‘Senior Inflation’: The Not-So-Silent Retirement Killer

Health care costs are a huge part of retirees’ financial picture, and they keep jumping at a rate faster than other prices overall. Here are some stra…

August 8, 2017

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Financial Planning

5 Critical Questions to Ask Your Financial Adviser

You’re trusting your financial future with this person, so you must be crystal clear on these key issues.

July 31, 2017

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investing

How Much Are You Paying for Your Portfolio?

The difference between an expense ratio of 0.66% and 0.08% may not sound like much, but it can easily mean thousands of dollars lost to fees and expen…

July 28, 2017

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Investor Psychology

Investors: Focus on Cash Flow, Not Returns

Investors who zero in on their portfolio’s bottom line are missing the point, and they could be pressured into making a costly mistake.

July 26, 2017

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investing

Get Real: Benchmarking to the S&P 500 isn’t a Good Strategy

Trying to beat the Standard & Poor’s could lead investors down a path of failed expectations and excessive risk.

July 10, 2017

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retirement

The Key to Setting Retirement Goals? Details

You know what you want out of retirement, right? Are you sure you know EXACTLY what you want? Having detailed goals is essential to retirement plannin…

July 7, 2017

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taxes

The Trump Tax Plan: Where’s the Beef?

The lack of details in President Trump’s just-announced tax plan raises more questions than answers, but one thing's evident: The proposal shows the h…

May 18, 2017

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Financial Planning

The Fed/Trump Face-off: When Fiscal and Monetary Policy Collide

The Fed under Janet Yellen and the Trump administration appear to be on a collision course. Here’s what worried investors should know.

May 18, 2017

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insurance

Winners and Losers of the Republican Health Care Act

Young adults with insurance would get big tax credits. Lower-income elderly people would suffer. Health Savings Accounts would get a big boost.

May 5, 2017