What's going on in the world... Market opens in the red ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony in front of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. Just 24 hours ago, President Trump criticized the…
Mike FrazierNovember 13, 2019
Welcome, November. You couldn’t have come fast enough. October was as bad of a month as I can remember in California. The state has faced swarming fires from north to south due to the bone…
Mike FrazierNovember 1, 2019
What's going on in the world... Market opens flattish again as the investment world is braced for the Fed meeting. A cut is expected. What happens next matters most. Will they pause, as is clear…
Mike FrazierOctober 30, 2019
Market opens higher, with the S&P hitting a fresh new high. Stocks are rising with optimism of better than expected earnings, more positive movement on trade and a Fed that will continue to provide support.…
Mike FrazierOctober 28, 2019
When I turned 16, the first thing I did was race down to the DMV to take the driver’s test to get my license. That was standard practice in the 1980s. It’s no longer. Teenagers…
Mike FrazierOctober 25, 2019
What's going on in the world... Market opened flat despite some pretty poor earnings reports. Outlooks were cut at Caterpillar, Boeing and Texas Instruments. Interestingly, CAT sold off big time pre-market, but opened in the…
Mike FrazierOctober 23, 2019
Market opens in the green to start the new week. It's going to be a busy one for earnings, with over 20% of S&P companies set to report. Earnings Season provides the opportunity four times…
Mike FrazierOctober 21, 2019
I was in New York this week for an annual investor strategy summit at JP Morgan headquarters. I've been attending this for a couple of years now with a group of independent advisors from across…
Mike FrazierOctober 18, 2019
The Trade War between the US and China keeps evolving, and the longer it lives, the wider it spreads. The human rights protesting in Hong Kong was seemingly something the Chinese government did not anticipate…
Mike FrazierOctober 11, 2019
What's going on in the world... Market opens higher on new optimism of a trade deal. This is a complete 180 from yesterday, which sent stocks sharply lower because the prospects of a deal keep…
Mike FrazierOctober 9, 2019
What's going on in the world... Market opens lower as October has brought red back to the screen for stocks. There was a 50-point reversal on the S&P yesterday, from high to lows. The index…
Mike FrazierOctober 2, 2019
