D.C. Drama - Buying Opportunity?
The drama going on in D.C. over the debt ceiling is terrible to watch, but investors can't seem to take their eyes off the drama. ...
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Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- May 19
- 5 min
FOMO Or The Real Thing?
Equities have rallied this week between 1 and 3%, depending upon which market index you're tracking. Then our fearless leaders began...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- May 12
- 6 min
Markets In Holding Pattern
Markets seem to be in a holding pattern as there is still uncertainty surrounding interest rates, banking solvency, and the debt ceiling....
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- May 5
- 7 min
Fed Moves Markets, But In Wrong Direction
We've got an action-packed, if not strange, musings this week. The long-awaited "pause" in rate hikes by the Fed was met with a rather...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 28
- 5 min
Jerome Powell’s War
The most recent economic data and information points to a delicate situation for the markets. Despite assurances that the Fed would...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 21
- 7 min
Hell Bent And Fancy Free
For some strange reason, the Fed appears to be "hell bent" on raising rates next month. Fed speakers have been largely hawkish in...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 14
- 6 min
Too Much Time On My Hands
One of the key elements we subscribe to when generating economic and market commentary is going where the data takes us - not trying to...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 7
- 5 min
Slice Or Hook?
Never underestimate the Fed's ability to let a good crisis go to waste. We have written a lot about recent policy mistakes by the...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 31
- 5 min
The Cat's In The Cradle
There's some talk right now that the current market environment resembles a "dead cat bounce" or that we're setting up for a recession. ...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 24
- 6 min
The Good, The Bad, And The Yellen
What a couple of weeks it has been! Last week, markets adjusted to the possibility of a banking crisis contagion. This week, markets...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 10
- 6 min
Fed Teetering On The Precipice
The Fed and Chairman Powell are living dangerously these days as they play with investors' emotions in an extremely expensive game. If...
spoore1
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Has The Fed Lost Respect?
Per usual, the Fed has been all over the place this week in prepared remarks. As a result, the markets have been up-and-down in trading...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 24
- 6 min
It's All About The Fed
Investors and advisors alike have suddenly become concerned that a new bear market is upon us. While the prospect of a bear market...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 17
- 4 min
The Fed Is Circling The Wagons
Quite a bit of unusual hawkish talk from the Fed this week had the markets up and down in trading action. The market, and the Fed, are...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Has The Market Stopped Listening To The Fed (Part Deux)
This week has been a little uninspiring. Markets are down a little more than 1%, with momentum/growth names giving up some of the gains...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 3
- 4 min
Has The Market Stopped Listening To The Fed?
Trading on Wednesday and Thursday stumped some market prognosticators as it seemed to be counter to what the Fed attempted to convey...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 27
- 4 min
How Sweet It Is...Not To Hear From The Fed
The week has been a welcome break from the Fed, as the central bank went into their "blackout" period before next week's much-anticipated...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 20
- 5 min
Fed's Careless Whispers
The Fed continued to speak out of both sides of their proverbial mouths this week and the markets have cooled on the FOMO buying after...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Jan 13
- 6 min
Might As Well Face It...We're Addicted To The Fed
The Fed has the ability to move the markets these days with a sneeze or a cough from the mouth of Chairman Powell. Does the Fed really...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Are Investors 'Home Alone' This Christmas?
The Fed has taken a hard line on inflation, which has stolen any chance of a Santa Rally. But the Fed's latest projections and rhetoric...
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