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Nancy Tengler

CEO and CIO,

Laffer Tengler Investments

  • CEO & CIO for Laffer Tengler Investments (LTI)
  • Author of The Women's Guide to Successful Investing
  • TV and Print Financial Commentator

About Nancy

Nancy Tengler is the chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments. She is responsible for active equity management research and portfolio management, as well as leading the firm. Ms. Tengler is a committed advocate of financial literacy for women as the leader of Laffer Tengler’s Women & Wealth initiative, which encourages and informs women on how to take charge of their own financial and investment planning. The second edition of her book, The Women’s Guide to Successful Investing, was published in September 2023. As one of the most dynamic women in the investment management industry today, she is a sought-after TV and print financial commentator on local and national media outlets. Prior to joining Laffer Tengler, Ms. Tengler had a distinguished investment management career in several senior leadership roles. Most recently, she served as chief investment officer at Heartland Financial where she was also a director of Arizona Bank & Trust. Ms. Tengler has also served as president, chief executive officer, and chief investment officer of Fremont Investment Advisors in San Francisco. Before that, she founded Global Alliance Value Investors. She also worked for UBS Asset Management as head of the Value Equities Group and with Spare, Tengler, Kaplan, and Bischel, Ltd., as president and senior portfolio manager. 


Nancy's Articles

I thought earnings season was pretty darn good. The only disappointment as of Nov. 10 was materials. Earnings are outpacing the macro economy as companies expand margins faster than revenue growth. As for manufacturing, here are some thoughts, says Nancy Tengler, CIO at Laffer Tengler Investments.
The great Peter Lynch once said, “The real key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.” Hedge fund traders can be frightening as they move rapidly and often in tandem but most importantly, they are fickle. The sell-off in software stocks is the most recent example. But I have been saying for years that these companies are the new defensives, observes Nancy Tengler, CIO at Laffer Tengler Investments.
The theme so far for Q1 earnings is “beat on profit, slowing revenue, and reduced guidance.” The industrials so far have been disappointing, which is consistent with a slowing economy and a soft landing, writes Nancy Tengler, CIO at Laffer Tengler Investments.
Does this Bull have room to run? If you watch too much financial news like I do, you may be concerned that the market has run too far, too fast and that valuations (particularly tech) are stretched. The market is always climbing a wall of worry which means there is always a bear case to be made. But bull markets can run for a long time – and this one is relatively young, advises Nancy Tengler, CIO at Laffer Tengler Investments.

Nancy's Videos

Inflation. Growth. Credit. These are three key forces that will impact America’s economic outlook in 2024. The only question is...how? Will cooling inflation allow the Federal Reserve to not only stop raising interest rates, but potentially cut them? Will growth slow, but not grind to a halt, encouraging stock investors to take on more risk? Will the credit markets continue to tighten, without seizing up? Get the answers YOU need to those questions and more in this hard-hitting panel featuring top economists and investment strategists. Then put the guidance you receive to work in your portfolio in 2024.
Join Nancy Tengler for this overview on inflation, recession, and how and where to invest now.

Q1 promises to be volatile as the market digests rising interest rates around the globe, the normal fits and starts of a mid-term election year and exceptionally strong price performance in 2020 and 2021. Will inflation moderate? Will Congress continue to spend? Will workers return to the labor force? Markets always climb a wall of worry and the surest way to steady your portfolio for long-term total return is to establish a reliable buy/sell discipline and then stick with it.
Q1 promises to be volatile as the market digests rising interest rates around the globe, the normal fits and starts of a mid-term election year and exceptionally strong price performance in 2020 and 2021. Will inflation moderate? Will Congress continue to spend? Will workers return to the labor force? Markets always climb a wall of worry and the surest way to steady your portfolio for long-term total return is to establish a reliable buy/sell discipline, and then stick with it.



Nancy's Books

Nancy Tengler

The Women's Guide to Successful Investing

Providing proven wealth accumulation strategies, tailored advice and a comprehensive market analysis, this book is a must-read for female investors who want to master volatile markets with long-term success.