Brenda Vingiello, Sand Hill Global Advisors CIO, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest market trends ahead of the opening bell on Friday.

There is a common saying that time heals almost everything. Yet, even as we embark on the fifth year since the pandemic began, most of us are still longing for many pre-pandemic norms that we used to take for granted.

As we reflect on the year that just passed and attempt to forecast what may be in store for this new year, we can’t help but wonder if 2023 was the grand finale of the many unique pandemic distortions that have kept us guessing for the past four years. From the Summer of spending on experiences at any cost, to the surprise acceleration in GDP growth following the Federal Reserve’s signaled final rate hike, 2023 was another year for the history books.

The number of unprecedented “firsts” that we have experienced over the last few years is enough to cause any economic PhD’s head to spin. We can’t help but think that history may ultimately repeat itself as this cycle wears on, but, for now, we are still in an economic twilight zone.

Fueled by the advance of technology, flexibility of remote work, continued expansion of global business, and desirable cost of living tradeoffs for retirees, the ranks of American expats continue to swell. Per the U.S. State Department, in 2020, roughly nine million Americans lived abroad, while a 2022 Gallup poll revealed 15% of Americans would like to leave the United States permanently.

Brenda Vingiello, CFA, Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, made a guest appearance on CNBC’s Closing Bell to discuss the tech companies she believes has more upside potential.

Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, joined the CNBC Halftime panel at the New York Stock Exchange to discuss Amazon’s earnings. Her commentary begins at the 1:17 mark.

Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, joined the CNBC Halftime panel at the New York Stock Exchange to discuss her view on Apple’s earnings and the company’s future. Her commentary begins at the 2:26 mark.

The last several years have been full of unexpected surprises, with the most recent one being the lack of a recession given that many economists had been repeatedly predicting that one was surely just six months away.

It is human nature to want to avoid loss and instead seek refuge in something that feels safe. After the very pronounced and painful market declines of last year, a new wave of participant risk aversion flooded markets as investors piled a record amount into money market funds, where $5.4 trillion of it remains as of early July.