The market got off to a horrible week as stocks sold off Monday, but things have been a lot better since and the S&P 600 Small Cap Index is now back above where it closed last Wednesday (6% below all-time highs). Stepping back, see...
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The Uber of China – DiDi, has been in the headlines and is caught up in power play over data security and defying authorities in Beijing. All this highlights that Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. should be considered speculative.
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The big picture this week is much the same as last week. In fact, the S&P 600 Small Cap Index closed today just a fraction off where it closed last Thursday. The same applies to the Nasdaq, while the S&P 500 is up modestly.
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The market, and especially the small-cap index, has been a little soft after the Fourth of July holiday weekend, but all things considered it’s hard to say anything is wrong. The move down in U.S. Treasury yields is a bit of a head-scratcher the...
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The Uber of China – DiDi, has been in the headlines and is caught up in power play over data security and defying authorities in Beijing. All this highlights that Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. should be considered speculative.
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Despite some wobbles last Friday it has been a constructive week for the market, and especially for growth stocks. Since last Thursday’s close and through yesterday’s close the S&P 500 has inched up 0.5% (back near record closing highs), the Nasdaq has hit record...
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The S&P 500 has now gained 90% since its closing low last March. Quite amazing. We now need to look forward and remain optimistic while a bit cautious.
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Small caps have pulled back ever so slightly from the all-time highs of last week. But that’s not the big news of the week. The larger event was yesterday’s Fed meeting, during which Chairman Jerome Powell suggested that a start to tapering of purchases...
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Small caps and growth stocks continue to look better for the third consecutive week. This is a welcome trend given that the beginning of May was pretty tough.
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The market has been subdued for the last few weeks as investors weigh how far the market has come against the risks of rising inflation, supply-chain problems and the possibility of higher taxes.
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Well, it’s about time some buyers showed up. While we can’t yet characterize the move in higher growth small- and mid-cap stocks as a rally per se, it’s not premature to say that sentiment has turned up when it comes to these types stocks...
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Markets continue to consolidate and churn with solid earnings offsetting concerns over inflation and valuations.
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While still very choppy, this past week has been much better than the two weeks prior as the selloff in growth stocks has cooled and more investors have begun to think longer term. While the risk of inflation is still an overhang on stocks,...
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This has been another tough week for most growth-oriented small cap stocks as the sellers have clearly taken control. There are easy targets to point to as driving the decline, namely fear of inflation. But the reality is it is mostly just a of...
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Fears of rising inflation hammered Wall Street this week so today we are selling two lagging positions and adding a blue chip inflation hedge.
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Even though stocks have been wobbly today the last week has been very constructive for our portfolio. As of mid-day today, our portfolio is up an average of 4% from last Thursday’s close, and only two positions are down (neither by more than 2%).
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Major corporations are sitting on a pile of cash. Wouldn’t that be a nice problem for all of us? This has been a decade-long cash buildup but it has gotten quite a boost from the pandemic. And the trend is even starker outside America.
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In the last 48 hours I have received two unsolicited offers to buy property we own. The first was for our second home in Vermont, a handyman’s special I bought in 2004 and sank nearly a decade of blood, sweat and tears into completing...
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Markets seem to be pausing a bit, with some stocks losing momentum while a few show surprising strength.
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It’s been another mostly constructive week as many of our stocks inch higher and the economic picture continues to improve.
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