The R Word

By David Nelson, CFA CMT On the heels of 4 chaotic weeks Apple (AAPL) provided enough of a beat and positive forward guidance to shore up investor confidence, even if just for a day. After several round trips, the selling ended about 2:30PM Friday, setting up a 90-minute surge into the bell. While the volume […]

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Asset Class War – Part II

By David Nelson, CFA CMT The themes behind last week’s article discussing Asset Class Warfare continued to play out with massive shifts taking place in equity markets. Out of the gate last Tuesday Mid-Caps, (MDY), Small Caps (IWM) and Large Cap Value (IVE) exploded higher following the holiday weekend. Large Cap Secular Growth (IVW) had trouble staying green on the […]

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Recession Obsession

3 Stocks to Recession Proof Your Portfolio – Motley Fool Gazing into the Recession Crystal Ball – Reuters Goldman says private equity clients see a recession – Business Insider The Next Recession May Come by Stealth – Forbes By David Nelson, CFA The headlines above were just what you’d expect last December when stocks were […]

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Do Negative Rates Guarantee a Recession

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2019 – Elephants in the Room

By David Nelson, CFA On the heels of a wild and very dangerous December investors are wondering if this is what we can expect in 2019 or is the worst over and we start rebuilding from here? The final trading days of the month gave investors some relief and while we welcome the rally, there’s […]

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Recession Obsession

By David Nelson, CFA I look at my watch, it’s already noon as I go through my Sunday reads getting ready for the start of trading Monday. Every week seems to have a theme and it looks like the obsession this week, is what the next recession will look like. On Friday, the Bank of […]

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CNBC – The R Word

David sits down with the CNBC panel including Melissa Lee, Michelle Caruso Cabrerra and Brian Sullivan to discuss his article posted Monday.

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