News How ‘Bout That Market: 2/27/2017 Crisis Posted on February 27, 2017 By Matt How ‘Bout That Market? This is a question I hear at social gatherings often enough that it makes sense to make it a regular entry on this website. The Market The markets continue their march upwards in spite of unrelenting headline risk. The stretch of positive performance is somewhat unnerving… Read more
News How ‘Bout That Market: 2/13/2017 Posted on February 13, 2017 By Matt How ‘Bout That Market? This is a question I hear at social gatherings often enough that it makes sense to make it a regular entry on this website. The Market How is the market doing? Before we get to the market today, let’s look at how the market was doing… Read more
News Cacti and Poison Ivy Posted on February 3, 2017 By Matt You don’t have to be a botanist to know not to jog naked through a cactus grove. Even an idiot can see the danger in that. People like to think that identifying investment dangers is just as easy. You’ll know when someone is taking advantage of you or a loved… Read more
If I Could Give You Just One Piece of Advice Posted on January 25, 2017January 23, 2017 By Matt If I could give you just one piece of advice, it would be this: Don’t read the comments section. Many news organizations still have comments sections. Comments sections provide a nourishing habitat for trolls, toxic creatures whose egos are fed with belligerent virtue signalling. It’s basically Mos Eisley: you’ll never… Read more
Investing Trump Portfolio Posted on January 23, 2017 By Matt We’ve witnessed the peaceful exchange of power in the most powerful country on the planet. Now, how do we create a “Trump Portfolio” of only the best, really the greatest, everybody says so securities? Does it make sense to overweight small cap manufacturing stocks that might benefit from a strong dollar or… Read more
How Bout That Market: 1-16-2017 Posted on January 16, 2017 By Matt How ‘Bout That Market? This is a question I hear at social gatherings often enough that it makes sense to make it a regular entry on this website. The Market My quarterly commentary for Fairway Wealth Management is posted here. As we approach inauguration day, it’s prudent to maintain… Read more
News Don’t Invest Like an ASS Posted on January 13, 2017April 13, 2017 By Matt ProTip: Don’t invest like an ASS. That is, don’t give in to the temptations of investments that are Aspirational, Signalling, or Sexy. I didn’t plan it this way, but like all great concepts, the acronym is there. It sounds silly, but these can be serious portfolio killers. Aspirational Investments Aspirational… Read more
HBTM: 12-27-2016 Dow 20,000 Edition Posted on December 27, 2016 By Matt How ‘Bout That Market? This is a question I hear at social gatherings often enough that it makes sense to make it a regular entry on this website. The Market The last week of the year is usually pretty sleepy. This year’s final week is book-ended by holidays which means… Read more
HBTM: 12-19-2016 Posted on December 19, 2016 By Matt How ‘Bout That Market? This is a question I hear at social gatherings often enough that it makes sense to make it a regular entry on this website. The Market The Federal Reserve raised rates last week, but everyone expected that so the announcement was received with an initial shrug… Read more
Investing Donald Trump Posted on November 14, 2016 By Matt Donald Trump is President-elect of the United States of America. This election reminded me of the Brexit vote across the pond earlier this year. An entrenched power bloc assumed it had already won, but woke up the day after the election to a powerful reminder of the world outside of their… Read more