I literally wrote two pieces earlier today, only to ditch the first, then the second, because the Market moving events kept building hour by hour. I decided just to wait until the Market closed for the…
Mike FrazierAugust 23, 2019
We pay very close attention to politics, as they have significant influence on the Market. Our job is to interpret developments and anticipate impacts. It can be a tough task, considering how emotional and divided our nation…
Mike FrazierAugust 16, 2019
What's going on in the world... Market opens lower, effectively giving up the gains from yesterday. The yield curve officially inverted between 2’s and 10’s. That means that now the 10-Year Treasury yield is lower than the…
Mike FrazierAugust 14, 2019
Market opens with a downward bias again, as the situation in Hong Kong gets worse. The level and scope of protests have expanded. So has the violence. The Hong Kong airport, one of the busiest in the world,…
Mike FrazierAugust 12, 2019
This was an incredibly volatile week. The Stock Market was like a rollercoaster, with deep dives and massive surges which whipsawed investors around, but it ended the week at roughly the same place it ended last…
Mike FrazierAugust 9, 2019
We knew this was going to be a big week. It was perhaps the most significant week thus far in 2019 for investors. It was the busiest week for earnings, with nearly 1/3 of the…
Mike FrazierAugust 2, 2019
10 Tips for Cyber Safety: In a world where technology is becoming more and more a part of our daily lives, the threat of securing our digital engagements and information becomes more crucial. Cyber threats…
Bedell FrazierAugust 1, 2019
What's going on in the world... Market opens in the green on the back of a better than expected Apple report. Apple is driving the DOW by roughly 84 points alone. But the headline of…
Mike FrazierJuly 31, 2019
This is officially the longest economic expansion on record in the US. Gross Domestic Product has now increased for 121 consecutive months, outdistancing the growth in the 1990s. The economy expanded at a 2.1% annual…
Mike FrazierJuly 26, 2019
Market opens higher to begin the new week, and what a week it will be. Earnings Season hits full stride with roughly 1/3 of the S&P companies reporting numbers for Q2. It is a star-studded…
Mike FrazierJuly 22, 2019
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for…
Mike FrazierJuly 19, 2019
What's going on in the world... Market opens flattish again as earnings continue to pour out. BofA reported a solid Q2 this morning. The consecutive daily gains streak was broken yesterday as stocks take a…
Mike FrazierJuly 17, 2019
Market opens flattish to begin the new week. Earnings come into focus. Expectations are for a contraction in Q2 numbers, but the big question is, what matters most: earnings or the Fed? The narrative has…
Mike FrazierJuly 15, 2019
I visited the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco this week. It is the 12th District of the Fed, with oversight of the nine western states, including Hawaii, plus the Pacific territories. Of the 12…
Mike FrazierJuly 12, 2019
