Mark's Investment Blog
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Food Shortages (and Higher Prices) Ahead
Nitrogen Fertilizer Shortages and Their Impact On AG Stock Prices
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
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
Ranking Stocks for Investment – Sixth in Series
Our Ranking System Our proprietary investment analysis system is able to rank the 1200 companies I keep in our database according to several factors. These
Ranking Stocks for Investment – Fifth in Series
Our Ranking Our proprietary investment analysis system is able to rank the 1200 companies I keep in our database according to several factors. These factors