Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Too much money poured into the system during & post-COVID and a Fed that didn't take action last year as inflation got out of control -...
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Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- May 16, 2022
- 2 min
Equities Due For A Bounce, But Cracks In The System Emerge
Equities had a rough week last week in spite of a Friday rally. Overall, most indices were down 1% or greater for the week. Language by...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
Volatility Picks Up Ahead of the Fed's Meeting
Equities sold off on Friday of last week as some headline companies disappointed on 1st quarter earnings. Despite headline names like...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 29, 2022
- 5 min
Seems Like Old Times
There are those saying that a recession is imminent and there are those saying that the economy is booming. Both are wrong. Whenever...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Equities Give Way to Fed Speak
Equities were under pressure late in the week as the multiple Fed governors floated a more aggressive stance toward rate hikes. By...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
Go On Take The Money And Run
Much is being made lately of the Ukraine Crisis being responsible for the rise in inflation and laying the blame at the foot of Russian...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
Equities Rotate as Inflation Marches Higher
Equities were somewhat mixed last week, as investors rotated away from expensive growth stocks. Over the last 3 months, flows into Real...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
Highway To The Danger Zone
It's been an action-packed week despite the holiday. Both measures of inflation, PPI and CPI, were released this week and continued to...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Equities Continue to Adjust to Rising Interest Rates
Equities took a step back after 3 consecutive weeks of gains. High growth / momentum names took it on the chin last week as rising...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Solid Jobs, Rising Inflation Paves Way for Continued Hikes
Investors, oddly enough, were disappointed by the solid Jobs print for March as it solidifies the Fed's current interest rate path. ...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Apr 1, 2022
- 6 min
The Remusables
Recently, I've gotten into a podcast called "The Rewatchables." The show is a weekly podcast that reviews famous movies of the past and...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Volatility Eases Making Way for Equity Rally
The S&P 500 Index has rallied 9.2% off March 14th lows. Equities are now within 3.3% of reaching the January 4th highs and erasing this...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 25, 2022
- 4 min
Playing With House Money
I feel like we're living through the game Monopoly, where at any turn you could land on Chance or Community Chest and get an extra $50...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
The Fed Finally Moves
As expected, the Fed raised the Fed Funds Rate by 25 basis points at last week's meeting. The recent volatility in the markets caused by...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Inflation, Volatility, & Conflict
The conflict in Ukraine continues to cause volatility in the markets as world governments and corporations have ceased doing business...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 11, 2022
- 6 min
Working The Problem
This week's inspiration comes from the under-rated, entertaining film "The Martian." Actor Matt Damon gives a Tom Hanksesque performance...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
Strategic Petroleum Release, Strong Jobs, Fail To Ease the Markets
Last week, the International Energy Agency announced the release of 60 million barrels of oil from global stockpiles and the U.S. agreed...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Mar 2, 2022
- 6 min
Absolute vs. Relative Returns: Is There a Difference & Can Investors Avoid the Confusion?
Introduction There is a societal construct that perpetuates comparison among human beings. We are always trying to “keep up with the...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
Sanctions on Russia, Oil Rises, & Talks Begin
Markets are uneasy this morning as sanctions on Russia and Vladmir Putin's personal assets are causing doubts about future global...
Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
- Feb 24, 2022
- 4 min
Geopolitical Risk Just Ratcheted Higher
Despite assurances from the Biden administration to the contrary and logical reasons for not invading Ukraine, Russia has just done the...
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