“Nothing is as permanent as a temporary government program.” … Milton Friedman “Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.” … Ludwig von Mises Where are we, at the end of November 2020? Looking back on the combined two months of September and October, the market indexes Continue Reading >
October 2020 Account Performance and Investment Commentary
“Nobody goes there anymore – it’s too crowded” …. Yogi Berra “A happy person is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future” … Albert Einstein “If a presidential candidate ever emerged with just one platform position – the elimination of the twice-yearly time change – he/she would win in a Continue Reading >
September 2020 and YTD Performance and Commentary
“The future ain’t what it used to be” …. Yogi Berra “Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth” … Albert Einstein Where are we, at the end of September 2020? This month I am providing year to date (YTD) numbers as well as September month numbers. As I stated last month, it’s Continue Reading >
August 2020 Commentary and Investment Returns
“You can observe a lot by just watching” …. Yogi Berra “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” … Albert Einstein Where are we, at the end of August 2020? Here are the simple facts: August was a strong month for stocks – again. We are due for a correction Continue Reading >
July 2020 Commentary and Investment Returns
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it”….. Yogi Berra “Success in investing doesn’t correlate with IQ … what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing”…Warren Buffet “The markets are clearly strong, so we need to stay invested”…. Darrell Kay, June 2020 Continue Reading >
June 2020 and YTD Q2 Commentary and Investment Returns
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up somewhere else”….. Yogi Berra “It’s only when the tide goes out that you discover who’s been swimming naked”…Warren Buffet “The stock market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent”… Unknown Clients keep coming to me, wondering where we are going with this Continue Reading >
May 2020 Commentary and Investment Returns
“Investors must always distinguish between what they think the market should do and what the market is actually doing. If one were to base their investment decisions solely on [the financial news], their portfolio would still be in cash after missing the S&P 500’s 37% rally off the March 23 low”….. Lowry Market Trend Analysis Continue Reading >
April 2020 Commentary and Investment Returns
“Stock trading is an activity where people with money meet people with experience. After spending the day together, they exchange assets and go home”….Unknown “We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful”…Warren Buffet Where are we, at the end of April 2020? The stock Continue Reading >
March 2020 and YTD Q1 Commentary and Investment Returns
From a trader after the market crash: “This is worse than a divorce. I’ve lost half my net worth and I’m still married.” Where are we, at the end of March 2020? There are many things to discuss after the month of March. It was an unprecedented decline in terms of speed and depth (except Continue Reading >
February 2020 Commentary and Investment Returns
The stock market may be bad, but I slept like a baby last night. I woke up every hour and cried… (unknown). In summary, despite its speed and severity, the current market pullback has antecedents in similar market declines over the course of the current bull market [since 2008]. Most importantly, though, there was little Continue Reading >
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