- 05, 18, 2020
- Comments Off on Stocks tumble as the economic data goes from bad to worse
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks tumble as the economic data goes from bad to worse
The best way to measure your investing success is not by whether you’re beating the market but by whether you’ve put in place a financial plan and a behavioral discipline that are likely to get you where you want to go. – Benjamin Graham All three major stock averages closed lower last week as they […]
Take a Tour- 05, 06, 2019
- Comments Off on Stocks little changed despite strong jobs data, earnings results
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks little changed despite strong jobs data, earnings results
Our emotions cause us to plunge into stocks at their euphoric highs, and to bail out as they reach depressing lows – precisely the opposite of what the cool logic of common sense would prescribe. – John Bogle There was no shortage of potential market-moving news and data last week with additional first quarter earnings […]
Take a Tour- 04, 15, 2018
- Comments Off on S&P 500 gains 2% in another volatile week
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Geopolitical Risks, Interest Rates, The Market
S&P 500 gains 2% in another volatile week
To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are euphorically buying takes the greatest courage, but provides the greatest profit. – John Templeton Stock market volatility continued again last week as nervous markets were taken on a roller coaster ride over geopolitical uncertainty with regard to Syria and trade war fears […]
Take a Tour- 04, 09, 2018
- Comments Off on Stocks close lower in volatile week on trade war fears
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, The Market
Stocks close lower in volatile week on trade war fears
The best way to measure your investing success is not by whether you’re beating the market but whether you’ve put in place a financial plan and a behavioral discipline that are likely to get you where you want to go. – Benjamin Graham It was another volatile week for stocks and when the closing bell […]
Take a Tour- 02, 26, 2018
- Comments Off on Stocks ride roller coaster to post modest gains as Treasury yields fall
- By William Lynch
- Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks ride roller coaster to post modest gains as Treasury yields fall
Stock market goes up or down, and you can’t adjust your portfolio based on the whims of the market, so you have to have a strategy and not pay attention to noise that could surround any particular investment. – John Paulson, American investor and hedge fund manager The major stock averages took investors on a […]
Take a Tour- 02, 20, 2018
- Comments Off on Stocks rebound strongly following 10% correction
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks rebound strongly following 10% correction
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. – Warren Buffett After plunging by more than 10% the previous week from its all-time record high set back on January 26th, the S&P 500 Index rebounded last week with its best performance in more than five years. This benchmark has now […]
Take a Tour- 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 […]
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