- 09, 07, 2021
- Comments Off on Despite weak jobs report, S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Despite weak jobs report, S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs
The key to investing is not assessing how much an industry is going to affect society, or how much it will grow, but rather determining the competitive advantage of any given company and, above all, the durability of that advantage. – Warren Buffett The stock market continued its winning ways last week as both the […]
Take a Tour- 08, 30, 2021
- Comments Off on S&P 500, Nasdaq at record highs after Powell’s dovish comments
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
S&P 500, Nasdaq at record highs after Powell’s dovish comments
While enthusiasm may be necessary for great accomplishments elsewhere, on Wall Street it almost invariably leads to disaster. – Benjamin Graham Both the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index closed at record highs last week as investors cheered Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium last week. The […]
Take a Tour- 08, 23, 2021
- Comments Off on Stocks close lower on Fed taper anxiety, weak retail sales
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Stocks close lower on Fed taper anxiety, weak retail sales
If you can follow only one bit of data, follow the earnings – assuming the company in question has earnings. I subscribe to the crusty notion that sooner or later earnings make or break an investment in equities. What the stock price does today, tomorrow or next week is only a distraction. – Peter Lynch […]
Take a Tour- 08, 16, 2021
- Comments Off on Strong earnings propel Dow, S&P 500 to record highs
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Strong earnings propel Dow, S&P 500 to record highs
We need a mutual fund industry with both vision and values; a vision of fiduciary duty and shareholder service, and values rooted in the proven principles of long-term investing and of trusteeship that demands integrity in serving our clients. – John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group Despite rising Covid-19 case numbers caused by the […]
Take a Tour- 07, 26, 2021
- Comments Off on Strong earnings propel major stock averages to record highs
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Strong earnings propel major stock averages to record highs
The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism (which makes stocks too expensive) and unjustified pessimism (which makes them too cheap). The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists. – Benjamin Graham It was the tale of two markets last week as all three major stock […]
Take a Tour- 07, 19, 2021
- Comments Off on Bank earnings strong but stocks close lower on inflation fears
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Bank earnings strong but stocks close lower on inflation fears
There seems to be an unwritten rule on Wall Street. If you don’t understand it, then put your life savings into it. Shun the enterprise around the corner, which can at least be observed, and seek out the one that manufactures an incomprehensible product. – Peter Lynch The three major stock averages posted record highs […]
Take a Tour- 07, 12, 2021
- Comments Off on Stocks close higher despite fears over slowing growth, Covid-19 variant
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates
Stocks close higher despite fears over slowing growth, Covid-19 variant
When navigating the financial markets, the long-term investor must keep in mind the four basic dimensions of long-term return – reward, risk, cost and time – and must apply them to every asset class. Never forget that these four dimensions are remarkably interdependent. – John Bogle The stock market overcame fears that economic growth may […]
Take a Tour- 07, 06, 2021
- Comments Off on Major stock averages at record highs on positive jobs data
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Major stock averages at record highs on positive jobs data
I tell my father’s story of the gambler who lost regularly. One day he hears about a race with only one horse in it, so he bet the rent money. Halfway around the track, the horse jumped over the fence and ran away. – Howard Marks Stocks continued their upward climb last week as all […]
Take a Tour- 06, 28, 2021
- Comments Off on S&P 500 closes at all-time high as investors shrug off inflation fears
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates
S&P 500 closes at all-time high as investors shrug off inflation fears
An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative. – Benjamin Graham The Federal Reserve-induced stock market sell-off caused by comments by Fed officials that interest rates would rise sooner rather than later due to rising inflation expectations was short-lived […]
Take a Tour- 06, 21, 2021
- Comments Off on Stocks fall as Fed raises its inflation expectations
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Stocks fall as Fed raises its inflation expectations
Risk and time are opposite sides of the same coin, for if there were no tomorrow there would be no risk. Time transforms risk, and the nature of risk is shaped by the time horizon: the future is the playing field. – Peter L. Bernstein After beginning the week at record highs, the S&P 500 […]
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