The Money Runner
2015 Bull Market – It’s Different This Time
By David Nelson, CFA Every year, around this time strategists put together projections taking a bull or bear stance as the sound of the first opening bell rings in 2015. After a 6 year run, a PE multiple marching steadily higher, a wave of buybacks that can’t last and a Fed heading to the exit, […]
The Pendulum Shifts
By David Nelson, CFA It’s no secret that there’s been a raging debate inside the Fed. Hawks like Fed Governors Plosser and Fisher have been quite vocal in recent months taking every chance to voice their concerns that the Fed was falling behind the curve. In previous Fed releases it’s the hawks that have taken […]
The Fed Needs a Communications Czar!
By David Nelson, CFA In November of 2013 former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke made a speech describing his efforts over the last eight years to “make the Federal Reserve more transparent — and, in particular, to make monetary policy as transparent and open as reasonably possible.” The transparency he describes has morphed into a stream of consciousness narrative […]
Ebola, ISIS, Oil Prices weigh on Stocks
http://youtu.be/caaR6Zipwy8 David talks to CCCTV’s Karina Huber about the latest market selloff. Ebola, falling interest rates and market volatility weigh on investors
Jobs Report – Looking Behind the Numbers – CCTV
http://youtu.be/_sghvsa2PGo David discusses the Friday’s jobs report with CCTV host Michelle Makori and John Herrmann Director of US Rate Strategies, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
2 Trends Investors Can’t Ignore – Alpha Select Update
By David Nelson, CFA Alpha Select – September 2014 Update *Alpha Select – September (-1.50%) YTD +10.93% **S&P 500 – September (-1.55%) YTD +8.1% * Net of Fees ** Includes Dividends September frustrated both Bulls and Bears as momentum in either direction was short lived. It’s clear a stealth correction has been taking place most […]
Hawks vs Doves – Fed Exit is closer than you think
By David Nelson, CFA Evidence continues to mount supporting my view the Fed is moving to an eventual exit quicker than the street believes. Yesterday’s release of July’s FOMC minutes has to be viewed as hawkish. The only debate is to what degree. I stand by my call that the first hikes will come during […]
January – What Happened, Why It Happened and What We Are Doing About It!
By David Nelson, CFA January was a month most stock investors would like to forget, especially coming on the heels of 2013 where the market offered few opportunities to get in. Alpha Select outperformed this month but a 3.6% fall in the S&P has to be addressed. Let’s talk about; What happened, Why it happened […]
