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Navigating the Markets During and After COVID-19

April 23, 2020 | The navigation of these waters will be extremely difficult for people participating in financial markets.This is because their performance is highly dependent upon the decisions of policymakers.

Current Market Conditions and Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 | As you’re looking at your portfolio and your watchlist, consider if the coronavirus impacts the intrinsic value of the stock in question. In the short term, the answer is most likely “yes.” But let’s consider the long-term impact of the coronavirus.

Current Market Conditions and Is Cash Trash?

February 1, 2020 | This might surprise you. Why shouldn’t we have plenty of cash in our portfolio? Everywhere I go, I hear people talking about preparing for the stock market to crash.

Current Market Conditions and Asset Allocation

November 19, 2019 | With the stock market at an all-time high and returning 24.5% so far this year, I wanted to bring up a question that I’ve been asked multiple times over the years: Should my portfolio ever be 100% allocated in the stock market?

Current Market Conditions and Value Investing

October 7, 2019 | I can’t say I’m surprised to read the skeptic view on value investing given it just had its 6th worst drawdown ever. However, something odd happened 4 weeks ago.

Current Market Conditions and Gold

August 14, 2019 | What a market it has been the last few weeks! With the trade war raging on, the mixed signals from the FED, and the price of gold soaring, watching the financial markets almost felt like watching a sports event.

Current Market Conditions and Valuing Big Tech

July 17, 2019 | Back then, I pitched Micron Technologies and Alibaba which are two companies I’m currently invested in. I’ve also talked about them on the show. Since then, I’ve received a lot of feedback on both picks...

Current Market Conditions and The Trade War with China

June 10, 2019 | With the trade war escalating, the stock market has taken a severe hit. One way to handle this is to question if it’s a good time to invest now that stocks are cheaper, or if it’s a bad time as the outlook for stocks has worsened.

Shrinking the Fed’s Balance Sheet

December 15, 2023 | We don’t intend to put a damper on the weekend or distract from the market rally since the Federal Reserve shifted to loose monetary policy.

Private Problems

December 14, 2023 | Two years after Wall Street began splurging on buying music rights, the music has stopped, and interest has seemingly dried up.

Rate Cuts Incoming

December 13, 2023 | Jerome Powell and Co. indicated that three rate cuts are coming in 2024, which was well received by global markets.

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