EOY 2022: Staying The Course As The Fed Attempts To Unwind Its Mess
Three years ago, the Federal Reserve (and Government Officials) unleashed an unlimited amount of money into our economy to stave off any...
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Marcus Crawshaw
- Oct 18, 2022
- 4 min
Q3 2022: We Weren’t Joking When We Said “Don’t Fight The Fed”
A Familiar Fed Playbook The past three months were no different from the prior six months. The Federal Reserve (“Fed”) has actually...
Marcus Crawshaw
- May 8, 2022
- 2 min
Q2 2022: A Life’s Lesson In Two Months’ Time
Last month we used this valuable real estate to discuss the rapid decline of the stock market over a 30-day period, resulting in this...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Mar 31, 2022
- 4 min
Q1 2021: Speculation: A Game Of Musical Chairs
As we near the end of the first quarter of 2021, the beat goes on for the stock market. Through today (March 25th) the stock market, as...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Q4 2021: Were The Events Of November An Early Christmas Present Or Par For The Course?
Last we wrote in October; we summarized the potential earth-shattering events of November. They included the election, vaccine(s), and...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
Q3 2021: An “Up” Stock Market in September… Even With The Appearance Of An Inverted Yield Curve!
Last month, we used this valuable real estate to summarize the infamous inverted yield curve and the subsequent pending doom it projects....
Marcus Crawshaw
- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min
Q1 2021: Successfully Timing The Stock Market: A Tough Ask!
There is an old investing adage: Time in the market beats timing the market. Even in a normal investment climate, adhering to this sage...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
EOY 2020: A Cloudy Year With A Rainbow At The End…No Thanks To The U.S. Media
In January 2020 the stock market (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) was coming off a year with 30%+ gains that only fueled the question...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
Q4 2020: Look No Further Than February To Zero In On What Happened In October
On October 31, 2018, the stock market (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) closed at 2,711, roughly 7% below where it started the month....
Marcus Crawshaw
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
Q3 2020: Zero Interest Rates… Here For The Taking
On more than one occasion we have utilized this valuable real estate to discuss interest rates and their impact on, well, really anything...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Aug 9, 2020
- 3 min
Q3 2020: Trillion Dollar Companies: Historical Proof There Is Substance Here
We are officially in the back half of the year… one that most everyone cannot wait to see come to an end. Everyone except maybe for a...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
Q2 2019: Market Commentary Worth Listening To…. The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
The last few months has been defined by one subject: Trade. More specifically, trade with China. For a good month or so, it appeared the...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
Q2 2020: The Shape Game… It’s Like Kindergarten All Over Again (But Back Then It Meant Something)
In investing, just like in life, people tend to lock onto a concept/term they hear and refuse to let it go. It takes on a life of its own...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Q1 2020: The New Decade’s First Bear Market… Fast & Furious
he further along a bull market runs, it is only natural to wonder “when will it end” or even “how will it end.” At the end of the first...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Mar 5, 2020
- 4 min
Q1 2020: What You Don’t Know, Won’t Hurt You
“What You Don’t Know, Won’t Hurt You” … Apparently, Not If You Are The Stock Market As of March 5, 2020, the stock market (as measured by...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Dec 31, 2019
- 6 min
EOY 2019: By Itself, Remarkable Year; Broaden Out Your Horizon and Par For The Course
The Stock Market Review This past year saw the stock market (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) gain more than 28%. It’s greatest rise...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Dec 13, 2019
- 2 min
Q4 2019: Record Equity Outflows Singing a Tune Long-Term Investors Typically Love To Hear
Through November the stock market (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) was up 25%+ for the year. A reflection of a strong domestic economy,...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Dec 11, 2019
- 2 min
Q4 2019: Earnings Season: What is it telling us (if anything)
Every three months we are treated to a six-week period of publicly traded companies announcing their just completed quarterly financials;...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Nov 8, 2019
- 4 min
The WeWork Debacle: Another Example Of What Makes The Stock Market A Great Place To Invest
As we head into the end of the year, it seems investors are unfazed by the same old news. Throughout October, we were continually...
Marcus Crawshaw
- Oct 9, 2019
- 3 min
Q3 2019: October… The “Jinx Month”… Or Maybe Not
The tenth month of the calendar year brings lots of change for all of us. Temperatures begin to drop (more so for some than others), it...
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