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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The war in the Straights of Hormuz with Iran continues. According to the liberal media it is a stalemate where the US is losing. I wonder how that happens when we, as net exporters of oil, goods, services, and technology are capturing...

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Counting Down to the SpaceX Launch Thomas Shipp | Head of Equity Research Last Updated: June 02, 2026 Additional content provided by Tucker Beale, Sr. Analyst, Research. Interest in the IPO space has skyrocketed in the lead up to the...

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

April came and went, and the war raged on. The month was sort of a blur with tax-day right in the middle of the month and very negative sentiment concerning the conflict and the world stock markets teetering on media induced shocks....

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

As Thomas Lee has so eloquently stated throughout this year, “This is one of the most hated V-shaped recoveries the equity markets have ever seen.” Turmoil (according to the media) virtually everywhere you turn. Pick your poison, the...

Monday, April 13, 2026

In the first 12 weeks of 2026, the equity markets as measured by the S&P 500 were only up 3 of those weeks. Is this a function of the war? Is it a function of the polarization in the political aisles? Is it a function of President...

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Friday, March 13, 2026

We are at an interesting point in the markets and in the global economies. I guess it is relatively clear that oil is still “King Oil.” Even though we are doing all that we all can to try and decrease the reliance on carbon fuels, the...

Friday, March 13, 2026

Five implications of Iran strikes for U.S. stocksImmediate reactionsIn the wake of the U.S. and Israeli bombing of Iran, investors understandably wanted to know the immediate ramifications. So, I decided to take a step back to look at...

Thursday, February 12, 2026

This year has started out quite interestingly. To begin with, we got the nice “first week of January” indicator, which I shared. Basically, when the first five trading days are positive in cumulative return and it follows years as we...

Thursday, January 22, 2026

As we already are about to turn the page on January, and commentary out of the GOP continues at a fever pitch, actions seem to be more emotionally based than economically based as Alan Greenspan so eloquently said in his “Irrational...

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Financial wellness is a state of being when one is in control of their finances, can cover expenses, and save for future goals. Consider financial wellness as your relationship with money; it can be either healthy or unhealthy....