The Money Runner
Running On Empty – Why a debt deal could be bad news for stocks
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 […]
U.S. Debt Crisis – Is it time to use the nuclear option?
By David Nelson, CFA They say the market climbs a wall of worry. I’ve been hearing that my whole career and for the most part, it’s true. In fact, it’s so true that when there’s nothing to worry about, it’s probably a good time to sell. Part of the job in running money is to […]
Sanctions or Bullets
The market magnet is the mid-point between the dot.com bubble high valuation and the valuation low since, Do the math. $SPY $USO
We are at War!
David Nelson, CFA CMT Fears of a coming Fed hike and rising cost of capital hardly seem a worry when Russian troops are firing on a nuclear plant and geopolitical tensions rival those of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Like it or not we are at war. The broad-based sanctions including the denial of Russia to access its […]
The Nuclear Option
By David Nelson, CFA CMT Images of ordinary citizens taking up arms to defend their country as a full scale Russian invasion of the Ukraine unfolds, forces investors to focus on more than just market fundamentals and the health of the economy. Today we have to consider a sociopath with his finger on the nuclear trigger. As of […]
From Khreshchatyk to Wall Street
David joins the BNN news team to weigh in on the most recent events out of Ukraine and the global market reaction. “Already China has come out willing to blunt any sanctions the west imposes on Russia.”
Bleed Out!
By David Nelson, CFA CMT With 190k Russian troops poised to cross the Ukrainian border ready to launch the largest battle since World War II investors seem desperate for positive news that all out war can be avoided. Headlines suggesting Biden and Putin had agreed to a summit followed by Russia recognizing breakaway regions of the Ukraine speaks […]
