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Mike Antonelli and Ross Mayfield are two of Baird's leading market strategists, known for their expertise in behavioral finance, market analysis, and investor education. Their timely commentary and practical insights are available through videos, articles, and investor resources, including:
- Bull & Baird - by Mike Antonelli
- All That Matters - by Mike Antonelli & Ross Mayfield
- In the Markets Now - by Ross Mayfield
- Five for Friday - by Ross Mayfield
Mike Antonelli's Bull & Baird
Mike Antonelli is a Market Strategist for Baird Private Wealth Management. He educates and encourages clients through his writing, events, and media appearances to focus on why they started their investment journey, and not to solely concentrate on exactly what their investments are doing at any given moment. Mike began writing a daily email to international clients in 2010. Three years later, he launched it online as Bull & Baird.
Bull & Baird: What Golf Can Teach Us About Investing
June 4, 2025: In golf and investing, the fundamentals are always important, but there’s a psychological aspect that can be just as challenging to master. When something goes wrong, it’s not always easy to play through the emotional impact. Having someone to talk you through it can help. In his latest video blog, Market Strategist Mike Antonelli highlights the parallels between golf and investing and how knowing when to seek advice from a pro can make all the difference.
All That Matters by Ross Mayfield
Ross Mayfield, CFA®, is an Investment Strategist for Baird Private Wealth Management. He provides financial education designed to help clients reach their goals, be it through investment strategy and equity research content, or through regular national media appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg, and more.
All That Matters: The Worries That Weren't
Aug 11, 2026: In this month’s episode of All That Matters, Mike and Ross mark a first for the series: recording together in the studio. To celebrate the milestone, they look back at the market worries that have come and gone since the show began, and why rational, pragmatic optimism can help investors stay focused through the noise.
Five for Friday
Ross mines bull market history, highlights good jobs news, and notes how the SpaceX share price is back where it began.
All That Matters: The Worries That Weren't
Mike and Ross Revisit the worries markets left behind.
In the Markets Now: Labor Day Labor Market Update
Ross checks in with several noteworthy indicators of labor market health.
Bull & Baird: What a Run
Waiting can be the hardest part of investing. Mike Antonelli explains why it's also the most important behavior to master.
Baird Strategas Research
Baird Strategas provides award-winning macro research, blending market strategy, economic perspective, government policy, technical analysis and a deep understanding of fixed income and equity markets.
Trusted Expert on Wall Street
Baird Strategas has long been a trusted expert on Wall Street. Their premier insights combine investment strategy, macroeconomic perspective, government policy research, technical analysis and a deep understanding of the fixed income and equity markets.
Trusted Expert on Wall Street
Baird Strategas has long been a trusted expert on Wall Street. Their premier insights combine investment strategy, macroeconomic perspective, government policy research, technical analysis and a deep understanding of the fixed income and equity markets.
Regular Interviews on National News Outlets
Whether from their regular interviews on national news outlets or their research delivered directly to our advisors, they cut through the noise and provide insights that are highly valuable to our clients over the short and long term.
Regular Interviews on National News Outlets
Whether from their regular interviews on national news outlets or their research delivered directly to our advisors, they cut through the noise and provide insights that are highly valuable to our clients over the short and long term.
Baird Strategas Research
Baird Strategas provides award-winning macro research, blending market strategy, economic perspective, government policy, technical analysis and a deep understanding of fixed income and equity markets.
Founded in 2006, after a decade building the Firm in private partnership, Strategas Securities and Strategas Asset Management were acquired by Baird Financial Group in 2018.
Today, the firm employs over fifty research analysts, institutional salesmen, and sales traders at its offices in New York and Washington D.C.