The Fed Speaks – Rates Will Be Higher For Longer
We discuss where the stock market is and potentially could head given interest rates being higher for longer.
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Energy Supply/Demand Imbalance Will Drive Macro Investing Trends
Introduction If you read my recent “2023 Investment Focus” blog post, you will see that I noted several focus areas for investing during 2023, and the energy supply/demand imbalance plays prominently in that list. I thought adding a bit more color to the concept for you might be interesting, so below I’ll give you some
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2023 Investment Focus
If you read the 2022 In Review series on this blog, you got a feel for how we managed to outperform the stock market in 2022. Much of that strategy will apply to 2023, but I wanted to give you a broadened look at the Macroeconomic issues I believe we are facing and some of
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2022 In Review – Part 4
This is the final entry in our 2022 In Review series. It relates directly to the earlier posts in this series, so I recommend you do a quick review of it before reading this Part 4. Successfully Managing Investments in 2022 As 2021 was winding down, in the last few months we became increasingly concerned
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2022 In Review – Part 3
Recap In the first two installments of 2022 In Review we looked at how our model portfolio performed compared to the stock market (favorably) and why investments in index funds or funds and investment managers that mirror index funds too closely will likely underperform in coming years. If you haven’t read them, you might want
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2022 In Review – Part 2
RECAP In the first post of this series, I discussed the stock and bond markets’ performance for the year and compared that to our Model Portfolios upon which client portfolios are managed. Today, I want to talk a bit about why 2022 was a stock pickers market and why I believe that 2023 and beyond
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2022 In Review
THE MARKETS We all lived through 2022 and it was an ugly year in the markets. Both stock and bond indexes were down in double digits and most of the investment world suffered severe losses for their clients. Here at BankChampaign, our clients faired much better than the markets overall, but we will discuss more
Geopolitics and Its Impact on Investment Strategy
Just before the Beijing Olympics, Russia and China issued the statement below that is intended to change the world order. In it, it gave Russia permission (in political speak) to invade Ukraine and China to invade Taiwan (I’ve put that paragraph in bold below). George Soros wrote his analysis of this document which you can
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Market Turmoil: Our Plan In Action
What’s Up With The Market? The S&P 500 peaked on January 4th and it has been a volatile ride down since that date. The prospect of rising inflation, the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates and reducing its balance sheet caught up with the major index even though the growth stocks in the index fell along
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Food Shortages (and Higher Prices) Ahead
Nitrogen Fertilizer Shortages and Their Impact On AG Stock Prices
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Emerging Growth Companies and Why They Are Important
THE DIGITAL FUTURE Leading up to the Dotcom Crash of 2000, we heard a significant amount about how the future was going to be different and that investing had changed. Companies were going public with minimal capital and little chance of ever being profitable. The Crash happened, and those companies disappeared, much as has happened
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Investment Metrics
Important Indicators Of Company Performance I like metrics. They give me a quick way to both monitor the performance of a company I own and to indicate whether further due diligence is warranted on a company I currently do not own. I use several metrics that give me a feel for how a company is
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