By David Nelson, CFA You’ve probably had this conversation with friends and family. It goes something like this. What happens to my 401k and other investments if Democrats and Republicans can’t come to a compromise over the debt ceiling? U.S. debt is a staggering 31.4 trillion and debt to GDP is at the highest levels […]
Tag Archives: Trump
December
27
SHUTDOWN!
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMTWith a government shutdown approaching DC politics continue to be a quagmire of pork and special interests. A dysfunctional Washington is hardly surprising but the 5,593 page $900 Billion Covid-19 Relief Bill probably hits a new low. The bi-partisan package was of course tied to a $1.4 Trillion government funding bill […]
October
05
Is Market Cap Becoming a Liability?
posted by David Nelson, CFA
SPY vs IWM vs RSP – Investors are desperate for some new blood to do the heavy lifting
October
04
Market Reaction to Covid in the White House
posted by David Nelson, CFA
There’s a reason why ratings for the House and Senate are the lowest in a generation
October
02
President tests Positive for Covid – Market Reaction
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins Bloomberg anchor Jon Ehrlichman to discuss the President’s diagnosis and the market reaction.
September
28
Bizarro World
posted by David Nelson, CFA
Bad is good, up is down and the world is square. Lower earnings = higher stock prices, deficits better than surpluses and long term debt drives prosperity. $SPY $TLT
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 […]
June
22
Is the recovery at risk?
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT The market rally on the heels of a viral pandemic that brought the world to its knees has baffled some of the brightest financial minds on the planet. It’s true this is a liquidity driven recovery with fiscal and monetary policy pouring $Trillions into the both the economy and markets. However, […]
January
06
Another Brick in the Wall of Worry
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT We’re only 2 trading days into 2020 and already we have our first brick in the wall of worry. After the administration launched a lethal strike on Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani commander of its Quds Force just about everything else in the news cycle is taking a back seat. […]
November
25
STOP THE PRESSES!
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT Maybe it’s the fact that former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced he was joining a crowded Democratic field to run for President. It could be the media is more focused on the Patriots Cowboy Sunday match up or the monster ticket sales for Disney’s long awaited Frozen II. Nevertheless, […]
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