And So It Begins (Again)

And So It Begins (Again) Trump 2.0 begins on Monday and what that will bring to financial markets remains far from clear. What we have seen thus far is that the stock market is generally positive about what is to come, and the bond market is generally negative. The things that appear most obvious are […]
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Don’t Worry, Be Happy Our advice before the election was “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” and now that the Trump cabinet is coming together, we still feel that is the correct advice. Many Democrats and Republicans feel like their party has left them behind, which explains the increasing number of voters choosing to register as independent. […]
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Healthcare and the RFK Effect

Healthcare and the RFK Effect With the election in the rearview mirror and cabinet choices being made, we thought we’d check in with Marc Pentopouos, the stock picker for the healthcare/biotech portion of the Palumbo Emerging Growth Portfolio. Marc always has his ear to the ground and with RFK Jr. the controversial pick as Secretary […]
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Bit-Trump

Bit-Trump Over the years, Donald Trump’s positions haven’t changed much, but one place where they have changed is crypto currencies, specifically Bitcoin. The attitude change toward cryptos has been so dramatic that Bitcoin has been one of the best performing asset since his election. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has risen over 30% from Monday, […]
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Choose One

Choose One In less than 2 weeks the voting will be done and hopefully we will know who won. Of all the possible outcomes, one that is too close to call on election night is quite likely the worst possible outcome. The anarchy that could result from a contested election result could be too much […]
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Now What?

Now What? We seem to have averted disaster from Japan, at least for a while, but the tide may have turned on the Tech rally. It’s been an interesting two week, to say the least. The stock market can’t seem to make up its mind whether it wants to continue the rally or take a […]
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Don’t Jump to Conclusions

Don’t Jump to Conclusions Friday’s IT blackout was another great lesson from the school of ‘You Never Know What’s Going to Happen Next’. Surprises happen all the time, but despite that fact, there are a lot of assumptions about the future embedded in the market today. Some of the big ones are: The economy is […]
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