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January 25, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Kent Kramer
01/25/2021
Four years ago, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States and small company stocks went up over 20% in three months post-election. In the three months since Joe Biden was elected President of the United States, small company stocks are up over 30%. Do small company stock investors just like new Presidents?

While You Were Sleeping

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Ryne Oller
01/26/2021

Imagine that you fell asleep at the beginning of the year and woke up at the end of 2020. When you wake up, there are some things that would immediately feel different. 

Do Small Company Stocks Like New Presidents?

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Kent Kramer
02/22/2021

In the three months since Joe Biden was elected President of the United States, small company stocks have risen more than 30%. Four years ago, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States and small company stocks went up almost 20% in the twenty-six days surrounding the election, from November 3rd to December 9th. Do small company stock investors just like new Presidents?

What a Difference a Year Makes

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Ross Polking
03/31/2021

On March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 tumbled another 3%, culminating a near 34% drop over that same month. The Dow Jones hovered around 19,000. Gains from the past few years were gone. 

April 12, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Kent Kramer
04/12/2021
One of my favorite comedians has always been Steve Martin. One of his funnier routines was “let’s get small.” Lately small company stocks have been outperforming their large company counterparts and it’s hard not to notice. What is a small company and why the outperformance recently?

While You Were Sleeping

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Ryne Oller
01/26/2021

Imagine that you fell asleep at the beginning of the year and woke up at the end of 2020. When you wake up, there are some things that would immediately feel different. 

Do Small Company Stocks Like New Presidents?

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Kent Kramer
02/22/2021

In the three months since Joe Biden was elected President of the United States, small company stocks have risen more than 30%. Four years ago, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States and small company stocks went up almost 20% in the twenty-six days surrounding the election, from November 3rd to December 9th. Do small company stock investors just like new Presidents?

What a Difference a Year Makes

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Ross Polking
03/31/2021

On March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 tumbled another 3%, culminating a near 34% drop over that same month. The Dow Jones hovered around 19,000. Gains from the past few years were gone. 

April 12, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Kent Kramer
04/12/2021
One of my favorite comedians has always been Steve Martin. One of his funnier routines was “let’s get small.” Lately small company stocks have been outperforming their large company counterparts and it’s hard not to notice. What is a small company and why the outperformance recently?

April 26, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Kent Kramer
04/26/2021
Markets have been reaching some all-time highs recently. US stock markets, foreign stock markets, even newer assets like bitcoin, SPACs, and NFTs have been soaring much of the past six months. At these relatively high values more than a few skeptics are predicting a fall. Some say correction – a temporary minor adjustment; some say crash – major problem ahead. Is there a reason to be acrophobic – fearful about markets at record heights?

June 7, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Kent Kramer
06/07/2021
It’s summertime and we have two summer’s worth of movies to look forward to after 2020’s reduced calendar. AMC, a company that runs movie theaters has seen their stock value go way up in the past few weeks. Is this about great movies or something else? This week Kent Kramer talks about two different valuation theories: Firm Foundation Theory and Castle-in-the-air Theory.

Are You Afraid of (Market) Heights?

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Kent Kramer
07/26/2021

Investors have been experiencing some fear of heights recently. Many stocks and stock markets are at or near all-time highs. So, here’s the question investors need to ask themselves today, ”Do you think that stock markets 26 years from now will be higher or lower than they are currently, even if today is an all-time high?”

You Will Have Forgotten Monday, July 19

Category: Investing » Equity / Stocks
By Jason Brown
08/26/2021

By the time you read this, you will have most likely forgotten today. My guess is that you won’t remember what went on this day. You might remember a feeling or thought you had when you heard what was happening in the stock market. But then, you sent an email, mowed your lawn, took your dog on a walk and ate something healthy, like broccoli, for dinner.