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 […]
SHUTDOWN!
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 […]
Is Market Cap Becoming a Liability?
SPY vs IWM vs RSP – Investors are desperate for some new blood to do the heavy lifting
Market Reaction to Covid in the White House
There’s a reason why ratings for the House and Senate are the lowest in a generation
President tests Positive for Covid – Market Reaction
David joins Bloomberg anchor Jon Ehrlichman to discuss the President’s diagnosis and the market reaction.
Bizarro World
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
Top Heavy Market – Should Investors Be Concerned?
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 […]
Is the recovery at risk?
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, […]
