David Nelson, CFA CMT Artificial intelligence is capturing the hearts and minds of investors. And why not? Real intelligence on so many levels is missing in action. As humans we seem to stumble from one bad decision to the next. What could be more exciting than a new technology that takes some of the burden off […]
Tag Archives: GOOGL
May
15
Evolution or Revolution: The AI Era Through the Eyes of an Investor
posted by David Nelson, CFA
April
24
Size Matters
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT Earnings are about to get real as some of the largest companies on the planet are set to report. It’s time for these Mega Cap giants to live up to their safe-haven image buoyed by fortress like balance sheets and secular growth trends that should protect them in times of […]
April
04
Wall Street Wars: Biden, Trump and Seinfeld Take Center Stage
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson & ChatGPT Fade in applause Jerry on stage JERRY What’s the deal with March Madness in the stock market? I mean, one minute we’re cruising down the highway and the next minute we hit a pothole the size of Texas. And what do we do when we hit that pothole? We start […]
November
02
Here is what the Fed should do
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins Fox Business anchor Charles Payne to discuss the Fed’s upcoming rate decision
October
31
Saving Capitalism 1 Stock at a Time
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT Most of you know I’m an ex-rocker so bear with me while I pull a band from my youth. Led Zeppelin’s Communication Breakdown was the quintessential rock song with two lines of lyrics that set the tone for what’s taking place in the communication sector this year. Communication breakdown, it’s always the […]
May
09
Ground Zero
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA Ground Zero – the point on the earth’s surface directly above or below an exploding nuclear bomb. 2022 has forced investors to rethink popular mega cap growth strategies that have dominated investor returns for most of the last 12 years. Of course, its outperformance coincides with a Federal Reserve quantitative easing […]
July
06
Growth Mirage
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT With the first half of the year in the rear-view mirror I thought it would be a good time to share some conversations taking place on the Belpointe Trade Desk. You can’t buyback your way to growth Source FactSet Last week United Asset’s Tom Healy and Matt DeLorenzo were guests […]
March
01
SPEED KILLS!
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT As the vaccine rollout continues investors will start to look beyond the Covid recovery and start to ask themselves some tough questions. The usual suspects or rogue’s gallery of market worries includes high valuations, rising yields, high unemployment and of course my personal favorite a geopolitical backdrop that challenges U.S. […]
August
03
Top Heavy Market – Should Investors Be Concerned?
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT Last week capped off another powerful month for the broad indices setting up a potential challenge to the all-time S&P high set in February. Of course, the NASDAQ is already there in large part powered by the 5 largest companies (APPL, MSFT, AMZN, GOOGL & FB) that all hit highs […]
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