Through most of the summer, investors had become increasingly confident about the strength and direction of the economic recovery, the likelihood of the arrival of several promising Covid vaccines, another round of federal economic stimulus and other favorable indicators.
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This financial company is expected to grow by 11.9% in the next year.
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The flavor of the market hasn’t changed in the last week, in my view. There is still a sense that many high growth stocks have run too far. I think the lesser-informed general public hears about the recent slide in the mega-caps (AAPL, MSFT,...
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Election season is now in full swing. In less than seven weeks, or only 49 days, the country will select its next president, representatives from all 435 House congressional districts, 35 senators and 12 state governors.
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The market has served up a good deal of volatility lately and for the most part our stocks have handled it well (so far).
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A High Growth/Low Volatility Stock for an Uncertain Market
Here we are. The cold Labor Day slap in the face has arrived.
For several weeks I have warned that investors could change their attitudes when the rubber hit the road after Labor Day. As people off...
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The recent (and ongoing?) tech momentum reversal appears to be due to a variety of concerns ranging from doubt about valuations, worries about the pace of the economy’s recovery, the lack of another stimulus package and slowing growth in the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases.
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Take Advantage of Recent Volatility
Over the Labor Day holiday, I was up with my extended family in Arrowsic, Maine. We enjoyed going for a cruise on the Kennebec River and also got in one last beach day. It was also a peaceful setting reflect...
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The Big Idea
In the early days of social media people mostly wanted to connect with friends and family members to share stories and a few pictures about their lives. There were also those that wanted to network with colleagues and make connections to land...
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Don’t Fight the Fed?
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, called by its colloquial name “the Fed” even on its website, made its informal but landmark policy change official last week. For the foreseeable future, the Fed will keep interest rates near zero, focusing almost on...
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There isn’t any major news for any of our stocks.
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Starting next Monday, August 31, before the market opens, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will have a new look.
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As far as the last week goes our stocks are up an average of 3%.
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Second quarter earnings season is winding down. It was quite a quarter! We’re impressed that so many companies have aggressively reduced their operating costs in the recently completed quarter.
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With most of our companies having now reported we are turning our attention back to the longer-term future. For the most part, earnings from our companies were good and we’ve only made a few incremental ratings changes here and there.
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We are mostly through the bulk of earnings season and it has been enlightening, particularly as we learn about the pandemic’s effects on profits. Earnings season should be a period when company results can be clearly measured, especially since we are dealing with numbers.
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Getting Defensive
This week, I’m on vacation in scenic Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. We chose Manchester-by-the-Sea because of the beautiful beaches, but just as importantly, because that’s where my in-laws live.
My wife and I have learned (the hard way) that going on vacation isn’t much of vacation...
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You Can Bank on an Aging Population
What a spectacular market. The pandemic and economic crash was apparently just a temporary diversion for the stock market. The indexes are right back to nosebleed territory.
The S&P 500 is now within bad breath distance of the record...
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The Big Idea
To say that the U.S. healthcare system is complicated, confusing, and expensive would be a colossal understatement.
One could argue that “system,” defined as an organized framework or method, isn’t a very good term at all. Perhaps “landscape,” which encompasses both existing transitory...
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A Few Thoughts on Rising Market Speculation
The stock market continues to favor high-tech “digital economy” growth companies, particularly after the remarkably strong earnings reports from Apple, Amazon and others. The performance spread between “digital economy” stocks and “physical economy” stocks suggest that speculative is...
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