- 06, 26, 2017
- Comments Off on Nasdaq gains nearly 2% as technology & health care stocks surge
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Oil Prices, The Market, Uncategorized
Nasdaq gains nearly 2% as technology & health care stocks surge
Acknowledge the complexity of the world and resist the impression that you easily understand it. People are too quick to accept conventional wisdom, because it sounds basically true and tends to be reinforced by both their peers and opinion leaders, many of whom have never looked at whether the facts support the received wisdom. It’s […]
Take a Tour- 05, 15, 2017
- Comments Off on S&P 500 closes slightly lower on weak retail earnings
- By William Lynch
- Commodities, Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Elections, Global Central Banks, Oil Prices, The Market
S&P 500 closes slightly lower on weak retail earnings
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing. – Thomas Jefferson The stock market’s three-week winning streak came to an end last week as both the Dow Jones Industrial […]
Take a Tour- 05, 08, 2017
- Comments Off on S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs on earnings, jobs data
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Oil Prices, The Market
S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs on earnings, jobs data
The number one idea is to view a stock as an ownership of the business and to judge the staying quality of the business in terms of its competitive advantage. Look for more value in terms of discounted future cash flow than you are paying for. Move only when you have an advantage. – Charlie […]
Take a Tour- 05, 01, 2017
- Comments Off on Stocks post solid gains on positive earnings, guidance
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Elections, Federal Reserve, Global Central Banks, The Market
Stocks post solid gains on positive earnings, guidance
In our view, though, investment students need only two well-taught courses – How to Value a Business and How to Think about Market Prices. Your goal as an investor should simply be to purchase, at a reasonable price, a part interest in an easily understandable business whose earnings are virtually certain to be materially higher […]
Take a Tour- 04, 24, 2017
- Comments Off on Stocks rebound on positive earnings reports, possible tax cuts
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Elections, Global Central Banks, The Market
Stocks rebound on positive earnings reports, possible tax cuts
The definition of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein After posting losses for the last two weeks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index both rebounded with modest gains while the Nasdaq Composite Index hit an all-time on Thursday and ended the week up […]
Take a Tour- 04, 17, 2017
- Comments Off on Stocks close lower as geopolitical tensions rise
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, The Market
Stocks close lower as geopolitical tensions rise
We work really hard never to get confused with what we know from what we think or hope or wish. – Seth Klarman, American billionaire who founded one of the world’s largest hedge funds Stocks closed lower for the second consecutive week despite strong earnings from the major banks as the first quarter earnings season […]
Take a Tour- 03, 13, 2017
- Comments Off on S&P 500 winning streak ends as Fed rate hike looms
- By William Lynch
- Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Oil Prices, The Market
S&P 500 winning streak ends as Fed rate hike looms
The minute you get away from the fundamentals – whether it’s proper technique, work ethic, or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing. – Michael Jordan The S&P 500 Index celebrated the eight-year anniversary of the bull market this past week but closed modestly […]
Take a Tour- 03, 06, 2017
- Comments Off on Dow closes above 21,000 on President Trump’s speech to Congress
- By William Lynch
- Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, Municipal Bonds, The Market
Dow closes above 21,000 on President Trump’s speech to Congress
Investing is not nearly as difficult as it looks. Successful investing involves doing a few things right and avoiding serious mistakes. – John Bogle With the help of a 300 plus point gain on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its fourth consecutive weekly gain and ended the week slightly above 21,000. It wasn’t […]
Take a Tour- 02, 26, 2017
- Comments Off on Stocks post gains as Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks post gains as Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs
Further, security prices are greatly affected by investor behavior; thus we can be aided in investing safely by understanding where we stand in terms of the market cycle. What’s going on in terms of investor psychology, and how does it tell us how to act in the short run? We want to buy when prices […]
Take a Tour- 02, 20, 2017
- Comments Off on Stocks close at all-time highs on strong economic data
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks close at all-time highs on strong economic data
All intelligent investing is value investing – acquiring more that you are paying for. You must value the business in order to value the stock. – Charlie Munger As investors continue to be optimistic and hopeful about President Donald Trump’s proposed economic agenda of deregulation, corporate tax cuts and fiscal stimulus, there was hard evidence […]
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