2020: The End of an Era
The latest U.S. business cycle expansion ended in February of 2020. This expansionary period was particularly noteworthy because it reached a new record length, 128 months from its June 2009 trough to the recent peak.
Chinese Risk Exposure Update
Sentiment has been increasingly turning negative on China this year. Three main developments I see at play are…
Where we stand YTD 4/14/2020
Almond Confirmed April 14th 2020 overview of where we stand year to date.
Bear Market Quick Thoughts
The recent market environment could cause anyone to panic. Remember to make decisions with your investment time horizon in mind and not to act out of fear.
Opportunity Amidst Chaos
In addition to the positively trending financial performance, continuing market share dominance and bountiful dividend yield, Lenovo may also have an overlooked piece of news further boosting their prospects.
2019Q4 Lookback
The last quarter of 2019 finished very strong with the VIX fear index falling 13.7% while the major indices roared on, gaining between 6-12% in the three month period. These fourth quarter returns are extremely robust; recall that between 1928-2018 stock market as measured by the S&P 500 returned 10% a year on average.1 This.
2019Q3 Lookback
As we break into the last quarter of 2019, it is natural to look back at what the markets have done this year so far. Following a volatile downturn in the last quarter of 2018, where the major U.S. stock market benchmarks lost 11-18% of their value, U.S. stock markets have seen a large rebound..