Richard Baker

Dr. Richard Baker, AIF®, is the CEO and executive wealth advisor at Fervent Wealth Management.

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - October 25, 2025

I was recently speaking with one of my best friends, who is a pilot, about flight turbulence. He said...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - October 19, 2025

I read recently that a young Australian Shepherd dog was missing after a traffic accident, and everyone was to...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - October 11, 2025

When the world feels uncertain — inflation high, government debt ballooning, central banks under pressure — investors tend to...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - October 1, 2025

As a kid, October was the month for opportunity. It’s when walnuts fell from the tree, and my Poppy...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - September 25, 2025

My wife and I bought our first house in 1997 for $23,000 and had a 7.5% mortgage rate. Even...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - September 11, 2025

I was in Las Vegas over the weekend for the Eagles concert and had to walk through casinos to...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - August 27, 2025

Tariffs have become a pawn in America’s current divided political environment, but have been a financial instrument for the...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - August 20, 2025

One of my best friends lives on the coast of North Carolina, and I’m worried about him as Hurricane...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - August 6, 2025

My daughter and her husband were on a jet ski on the lake last weekend. They were doing fine...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - July 30, 2025

One of my favorite county fair rides was the Zero Gravity, which uses centrifugal force to pin you to...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - July 24, 2025

A few years ago, I built a baseball field on some land I owned along the river for my...

Stock Market Insights Richard Baker - July 10, 2025

As most Americans start taking their late-summer vacations, they are realizing that much of the country is hot; thankfully,...