19 Mar Market Update – 03/19/2020
First and foremost, I wish all of you safe health during this very dangerous period. I do not believe anyone can remember a time when our country was shut down for a period...
10 Mar Market Update – 03/09/2020
Human psychology is the one constant that seems to never change (sounds like something Yogi Berra would say!) The pendulum swings from fear to greed and back again. Just three weeks ago the...
23 Feb The Next Decade
Wow! What an amazing decade it has been for stocks and bonds. We have recovered from the depths of the financial crisis and consumer confidence to all -time highs and near record market...
18 Sep FedEx – Update
FedEx reported earnings after the close last night that were below analysts’ estimates and further reduced their 2020 outlook from $13.25/share to $10 - $12/share. That is a huge reduction and the stock...
12 Aug Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence is probably the single most important factor keeping the U.S. economy growing. As you can see from the chart above confidence is near record highs. A significant decline in the stock...
14 May May 14th 2019 Market Comment
The market’s reaction to increasing trade tariffs with China has been understandably negative. The economy has been showing signs of slowing and if this continues to drag on it will likely only amplify...
19 Feb Coast to Coast
Since the December 19th letter I sent out, the markets have gone coast to coast – from severely oversold to slightly overbought. What a difference a little time can make. The stocks mentioned...
19 Dec Grinch Go Home!
On October 4th I sent out a note expressing my concerns about the stock market due to the price declines in certain key industries (housing & auto’s) along with the number of stocks...
04 Oct Whirlpool Update & Market Thoughts
Whirlpool continues to decline substantially from where we originally purchased the stock ( -30%). At this point it has reduced the value of the portfolio by a little more than 1%. As a...
03 Apr That Was Fun While it Lasted – Now What Do I Do?
For the last couple of years what has worked exceptionally well in the stock market has been an exciting story along with above average sales growth. Money has flowed into these types of...