Markets just don’t seem to go down anymore, and valuations don’t seem to matter anymore either. And that makes this one of the most unusual and uncomfortable markets I’ve been in. I call this market the Contrarian Killer. That’s because every valuation metric that mattered in the past that had led to a precipitous decline…
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Markets have continued to “melt-up” since the election, and it seems like nothing can stop it. In fact, according to a measure called RSI, an indicator that tries to identify points where markets are too stretched in either direction, world stock markets recently hit that mark for the first time since 2014 on the monthly…
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The US stock market has run up quite a bit as it looked forward to a lot of promises by the new administration: lower corporate tax rates, $1 trillion in infrastructure spending, and higher economic growth. This has made an already-expensive stock market (one of the most expensive in history even before the election) and…
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There is an ironic blessing, which some consider a curse, that goes, “May you live in interesting times.” The implication is that uninteresting times are usually marked by peace and tranquility, and are therefore more preferable to interesting times, which can often be characterized by upheaval and surprise. With the state of the political landscape,…
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On Wednesday, January 18, the Rotary Club of Coronado got a special visit from Rotary International President, John Germ. He inducted incoming member Karol McClelland, oversaw the recognition of over twenty Paul Harris fellows, and spoke with club members for about 30 minutes on topics ranging from the organization’s role in eradicating polio to the…
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