---
title: The Latest from Birchwood Financial Partners | Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®
description: Working with individuals to manage their portfolios, Steve Dixon takes a long-term, disciplined approach with a bias toward protecting against downside risks. He believes it’s a mistake for any financial professional to think they have all the right answers. He focuses on diversification and making sure Birchwood clients are in a position of not having to react to what’s going on in the markets. Whether the markets are going up or down, Steve strives to establish portfolios that help create a stable path.
---
[](https://www.birchwoodfp.com/)
Phone: [952-885-9088](tel:19528859088)[](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3811900/47770b11-5936-41e0-b9cf-9b391581cd7a)
Phone: [952-885-9088](tel:19528859088)
[](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3811900/47770b11-5936-41e0-b9cf-9b391581cd7a)
# Financial Insights Blog
- Share
- [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
- [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
- [**](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
- [**](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
- [**](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa&media=)
- [**](mailto:?body=https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
## Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®
Working with individuals to manage their portfolios, Steve Dixon takes a long-term, disciplined approach with a bias toward protecting against downside risks. He believes it’s a mistake for any financial professional to think they have all the right answers. He focuses on diversification and making sure Birchwood clients are in a position of not having to react to what’s going on in the markets. Whether the markets are going up or down, Steve strives to establish portfolios that help create a stable path.
Find me on:
### Recent Posts
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/exploring-cryptocurrencies)
## [Exploring Cryptocurrencies As An Investment Opportunity [Market Insight]](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/exploring-cryptocurrencies)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Oct 28, 2025 1:59:40 PM
Market Insight - October 2025 Over the past several months, I’ve received requests to share our thoughts about cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/exploring-cryptocurrencies)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/navigating-market-turmoil-market-insight)
## [Navigating Market Turmoil: Insights on Diversification and Strategy](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/navigating-market-turmoil-market-insight)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Apr 8, 2025 2:33:04 PM
Market Insight - April 2025 Last week, President Trump made an announcement regarding U.S. import tariffs that significantly exceeded the...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/navigating-market-turmoil-market-insight)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/current-economic-climate)
## [Current Economic Climate: A Test of Resolve [Market Insight]](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/current-economic-climate)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Mar 13, 2025 8:17:05 AM
Market Insight - March 2025 As many of you may know, I have spent a good deal of my time away from the office coaching my two son’s baseball and...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/current-economic-climate)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/market-insight-november-2024)
## [Navigating the Stock Market Post-Election [Market Insight]](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/market-insight-november-2024)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Nov 15, 2024 12:08:56 PM
Market Insight - November 2024 In the week following the U.S. presidential election, the stock market has taken on the persona of a kid in a candy...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/market-insight-november-2024)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/market-insight-september-2023)
## [A Look Back: How We've Managed to Avoid a Recession so Far [Market Insight]](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/market-insight-september-2023)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Sep 18, 2023 11:36:47 AM
Market Insight - September 2023 Late last year I wrote that nearly all signs were pointing to an economic recession in 2023. Noted in my blog were...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/market-insight-september-2023)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/understanding-the-extent-of-insurance-on-birchwood-client-accounts)
## [Understanding the Extent of Insurance on Birchwood Client Accounts](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/understanding-the-extent-of-insurance-on-birchwood-client-accounts)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Apr 20, 2023 4:22:15 PM
When Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed in March, it grabbed a lot of news headlines and social media attention. Now, as the crisis at that bank (and a...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/understanding-the-extent-of-insurance-on-birchwood-client-accounts)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/recession-market-insight)
## [Recession in 2023: Will Historical Trends Hold True? [Market Insight]](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/recession-market-insight)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Dec 19, 2022 9:52:55 AM
Market Insight - December 2022 Headlines are trending away from inflation as the primary concern of investors toward the threat of an economic...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/recession-market-insight)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/current-bond-market)
## [Understanding the Current Bond Market [Market Insight]](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/current-bond-market)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Nov 10, 2022 8:02:26 AM
Market Insight - November 2022 Until this year and with just a few minor exceptions, investing in traditional bonds has been a lucrative strategy for...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/current-bond-market)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/july-market-insight-2022)
## [Bear Crossing, the Counterintuitive Road Ahead [Market Insight]](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/july-market-insight-2022)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Jul 1, 2022 10:11:36 AM
Market Insight - July 2022 While I do live in an outer ring suburb of Minneapolis, I was surprised to hear that a local police officer had spotted a...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/july-market-insight-2022)
[ ](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/high-inflation-weak-economic-growth)
## [The Rock of High Inflation and the Hard Place of Weak Economic Growth [Market Insight]](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/high-inflation-weak-economic-growth)
[Steve Dixon, CFA® CSRIC®](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa)
Mar 30, 2022 3:30:25 PM
Market Insight - March 2022 At least in some respects, it hasn’t been a very happy new year thus far. A new variant of COVID-19 blazed through the...
[Read More](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/high-inflation-weak-economic-growth)
[Next >](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa/page/2)
*Investment Advisory services offered through Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. an SEC Registered Investment Advisor.*
*All written content is for information purposes only. It is not intended to provide any tax or legal advice or provide the basis for any financial decisions. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc., and our editorial staff. Material presented is believed to be from reliable sources; however, we make no representations as to its accuracy or completeness. All information and ideas should be discussed in detail with your individual adviser or qualified professional before making any financial decisions. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any government agency. The inclusion of any link is not an endorsement of any products or services by Birchwood Financial Partners. All links have been provided only as a convenience.*
### Search Our Blog
### Posts by Tag
- [Investment Management (50)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/investment-management)
- [Retirement (50)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/retirement)
- [Suddenly Single (39)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/suddenly-single)
- [Cash Flow and Budgeting (36)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/cash-flow-and-budgeting)
- [Estate & Legacy Planning (35)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/estate-legacy-planning)
- [Market Insight (35)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/market-insight)
- [Bridget Handke (29)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/bridget-handke)
- [Dana Brewer (25)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/dana-brewer)
- [Taxes (25)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/taxes)
- [Damian Winther (20)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/damian-winther)
- [Rachel Infante (18)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/rachel-infante)
- [Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) (17)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/socially-responsible-investing-sri)
- [Steve Dixon (14)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/steve-dixon)
- [Charitable Giving (13)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/charitable-giving)
- [Kimmie Andrews (12)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/kimmie-andrews)
- [Education Planning (11)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/education-planning)
- [Kay Kramer (5)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/kay-kramer)
- [Cybersecurity (3)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/cybersecurity)
- [Brayden Kelly (1)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/brayden-kelly)
- [Growing Wealth (1)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/growing-wealth)
- [Kayla Berceau (1)](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/tag/kayla-berceau)
[See all](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com/author/steve-dixon-cfa/page/1#)
[](https://www.birchwoodfp.com/)
[Home](https://www.birchwoodfp.com)
[WHO WE ARE](https://www.birchwoodfp.com/about)
[WHO WE SERVE](https://www.birchwoodfp.com/who-we-serve)
[WHAT WE PROVIDE](https://www.birchwoodfp.com/solutions)
[DOWNLOADABLE GUIDES](https://info.birchwoodfp.com/resources)
[blog](https://blog.birchwoodfp.com)
[Contact Us ](https://www.birchwoodfp.com/contact-us)
[Form CRS](https://info.birchwoodfp.com/form-crs)
[Forms ADV](https://info.birchwoodfp.com/adv)
[PRIVACY POLICY](https://info.birchwoodfp.com/privacy-policy)
[5601 Green Valley Dr., Ste 600](https://maps.app.goo.gl/EbBNRPP4sFfkeYZd8)
[Bloomington, MN 55437](https://maps.app.goo.gl/EbBNRPP4sFfkeYZd8)
Phone: [952-885-9088](tel:19528859088)
Email: [info@birchwoodfp.com](mailto:info@birchwoodfp.com)
All written content on this site is for information purposes only. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. and our editorial staff. Material presented is believed to be from reliable sources; however, we make no representations as to its accuracy or completeness. All information and ideas should be discussed in detail with your individual adviser prior to implementation. Advisory services are offered by Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc., an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any government agency, and is not engaged in the practice of law. The presence of this web site shall in no way be construed or interpreted as a solicitation to sell or offer to sell advisory services to any residents of any State other than the States of AZ, CA, FL, IA, IL, MN, NC, NY, TX, WI or where otherwise legally permitted. All written content is for information purposes only. It is not intended to provide any tax or legal advice or provide the basis for any financial decisions.
Images and photographs are included for the sole purpose of visually enhancing the website. None of them are photographs of current or former Clients. They should not be construed as an endorsement or testimonial from any of the persons in the photograph. The inclusion of any link is not an endorsement of any products or services by Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. All links have been provided only as a convenience.
© 2026 Birchwood Financial Partners. All Rights Reserved.
[Disclaimer ](https://www.birchwoodfp.com/disclaimer)[Legal, privacy, copyright and trademark information](https://www.birchwoodfp.com/legal-privacy-copyright-and-trademark-information)