The Money Runner
Recount – It ain’t over till it’s over
By David Nelson, CFA It’ ain’t over till it’s over – Yogi Berra We ended the Holiday week pushing U.S. equity benchmarks to another round of record highs and maybe a bit too comfortable with the concept that stocks are setting up for the next leg of the bull market. Late Friday, Green Party candidate […]
What CEOs will do with the cash – You’re not going to like it
By David Nelson, CFA While it may feel like the Trump Rally has exploded out of control we’re still at levels we’ve been flirting with since the dog days of summer. The S&P 500 (SPY) is up a little less than 2% from Election Day. The real story has been the rotation in and out […]
In a New York Minute
By David Nelson, CFA In a New York Minute Everything can change – Don Henley Don Henley’s lyrics from his popular hit song New York Minute sum up a volatile week that pushed some trades back in the green while others were thrown out in the trash. Donald Trump’s victory election night stunned the world […]
SPY: The other side of Armageddon
By David Nelson With angst over the election rising its not surprising markets have struggled for the last several weeks. Friday’s close slightly in the red gave us 9 straight days to the downside an event not seen since 1980. The media blitz adds to the drama painting Tuesday as an apocalyptic event. While it’s […]
The U.S. Dollar – Public Enemy #1
By David Nelson, CFA A myriad of factors seem to be colliding forcing some of the world’s top strategists to the sidelines. The approaching election, a confused Fed and stretched valuations weigh on sentiment as the markets here continue to churn forcing investors to bounce from one sector to the next searching for the Holy […]
Is the bull market in gold over?
By David Nelson, CFA Rate hike fears and a strong dollar trashed gold this week driving down the metal and associated ETF’s to the lowest levels since Brexit. The inverse relationship between gold and the dollar is well documented hence the selloff in the yellow metal makes perfect sense in light of a rising dollar […]
Wake me when September ends –
Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last Wake me up when September ends – Green Day By David Nelson, CFA There were few innocents in September but the closing month of summer had its share of villains. Wells Fargo’s (WFC) CEO John Stumpf was forced to explain in front of congress why […]
Fed Transparency – Clear as Mud
By David Nelson, CFA Even the press are starting to refer to the Fed’s annual trek to Jackson Hole as little more than a circus. (Barron’s: Fed’s Jackson Hole Circus) I said in last week’s post the commentary will be about as clear as mud followed by a parade of Fed officials each expressing their […]
