January 2024 Market Commentary: Is Change Afoot?
“I get paid to be suspicious when I don’t have anything to be suspicious about.” That, in a nutshell, is a decent definition of what a good money manager does for his clients – be suspicious about the current environment and wonder if change is afoot. As everybody...
November 2023 Market Commentary: A November to Remember
To say markets sprang to life in November is an understatement. Basically many indicies had returns last month that would be decent in most full years. The strong markets in November were accompanied by impressive performance in most sectors making up the S&P 500....
Replay: Chase Investment Counsel 50th Annual Investor Conference
Chase Investment Counsel’s Annual Investor Conference is an opportunity to learn more about the stock market, economy, and the impact of both on an investment process which utilizes bottom up stock selection. This year’s hybrid event featured Randy Watts, Senior...
August 2023 Market Commentary: Healthier Outlook but Seems Overbought Short Term
The current market recovery was primarily limited to large cap tech stocks with 90% of the S&P 500 gain attributable to the “Magnificent Seven.” Finally, in the last six weeks mid and smaller cap stocks have also participated and last week the Dow Industrials and...