Investors aren’t limited to only investing in the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Every week we share the market trends we are following. We are interested in whether the trends in those markets are continuing or if they are experiencing a temporary or complete reversal. When we identify trends, we are only Read More
Are Divergent Strategies Right for Your Portfolio?
Investment strategies can be broken down into two broad categories: convergent and divergent. Convergent strategies assume that economies are stable, investors behave rationally and over time asset prices will “converge” with their intrinsic value. Most assets are invested in and benefit from convergent strategies. Divergent strategies, on the other hand, assume that economies are not Read More
View from Crystal Bay: Are You Buying Real Estate in Germany?
Investors aren’t limited to only investing in the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Every week we share the market trends we are following. We are interested in whether the trends in those markets are continuing or if they are experiencing a temporary or complete reversal. When we identify trends, we are only Read More
From the Trading Desk: What’s Driving Commodity Prices?
The past couple of weeks have not been too different in terms of news and the markets. If there is hope for stimulus, the market goes up and if approval of additional stimulus seems threatened, equity markets go down. The S&P 500 index ended last week in positive territory, yet this week the index is Read More
View from Crystal Bay: The Commodity Corner, How One Play Changed History
Investors aren’t limited to only investing in the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Every week we share the market trends we are following. We are interested in whether the trends in those markets are continuing or if they are experiencing a temporary or complete reversal. When we identify trends, we are only Read More