Last week, the equity markets were down a little, concluding a streak of 8 consecutive weeks of positive returns. It has been over one year now since we had a 3% correction, well beyond the longest streak in history. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2017-11-14
Read BlogThe earnings season has been brutal on companies that miss expectations by a little or maybe even meet expectations. It is odd for a company to report in-line and give guidance that is also in-line with expectations to have such negative reactions in their stock price. This is generally not a bullish indicator. The percentage…
Read BlogIt is rumored the House is pushing for a 5-year phase in of the tax plan. If this is truly fact, then the market has SIGNIFICANT downside risk. Also, the market is expecting President Trump to announce a new Chairman for the Federal Reserve on Thursday. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market…
Read BlogThe market has been very steady, setting a record for the S&P 500 for the longest streak without a 3% decline. The streak has now lasted 243 days, the previous record was 1995 into early 1996. In 1996, remembering that year, the market rotated into more tradition value or growth at a reasonable price stocks…
Read BlogGrowth has strongly outperformed value for about 5 years now. Technology has been the major component of appreciation in the market over this 5-year period and 2017 in particular. As an example, through September, the technology sector is up 26% year to date, versus the Russell 2000 Value up only 5.7% as a measure of…
Read BlogLast week the banks reported earnings, the earnings were fine, but as we thought would happen, the stocks sold off a little. We think the fundamentals for the banks are good and getting better. This sector of the market is not expensive, and we prefer it over most of the growth sectors. Please click the…
Read BlogThis week, we start to get third quarter earnings reports with JP Morgan and Citigroup on Thursday and Bank of America and Wells Fargo on Friday. We believe that the reports will be good, but these stocks have recently had a big run and we would expect a pullback in this sector. Please click the…
Read BlogThe proposed tax overhaul was as we expected with the most important part being the corporate rate dropping to 20%. We believe if things are passed the way they are proposed it will be very stimulative. Some of the issues are the non-deductibility of state income tax and property tax, which puts high cost states…
Read BlogLast week, the Federal Reserve did exactly as we have feared with a plan over time to reduce their balance sheet from $4.5 trillion down to $2.5 trillion, and to raise interest rates again by year end. The detail of the plan has the Fed building up to forcing $50 billion per month into the…
Read BlogThe Federal Reserve meets this week and will have a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. We believe the Fed will open the door to another rate hike by year end, and will lay out the plan to reduce their balance sheet. The rate hike is not fully in the market, so this could be a…
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