Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 12.22.17
Succinct Summations for the week ending December 22nd, 2017 Positives: 1. Third quarter GDP rose 3.2%. 2. The Air is coming out of the...
Random Thoughts to Wrap Up 2017
Markets, Music and a Defense of Wall Street Some random observations and thoughts to close out 2017. Bloomberg, December 22 2017 ...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 12.15.17
Succinct Summations for the week ending December 15th Positives: 1. S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average made new all-time highs....
Emerging Markets: Best Gains in 8 Years
Emerging Markets Shrug Off Crises For Best Gains in Eight Years Source: Bloomberg Straight forward: “2017 is set to go down...
What Can We Forecast About Next Year?
Around this time of year, a full field of foolish forecasts find their way to the public. Analysts, economists, strategists all roll out...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 12.8.17
Succinct Summations for the week ending December 8th, 2017 Positives: 1. Nonfarm payrolls came in at 228k, above the 190k expected. 2....
How Expensive Are Stocks?
Source: Schwab Thought provoking discussion on valuations from Jeff Kleintop at Schwab: • Although world stock market valuations...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 12.1.17
Succinct Summations for the week ending December 1st, 2017 Positives: 1. Dow, S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, and Russell 2000 each hit new...
Comparative Markets: Bitcoin, Dotcoms, Gold & Houses
Interesting comparison: Bitcoin has captured the imagination and money of investors Source: Wall Street Journal
America’s Top 10 Companies: 1917-1967-2017
Fascinating look at how much things change over 50 to 100 years: “[The] historical sequence for 1917, 1967 and 2017. The size of...