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FAANG stocks + MSFT: It's been an incredible journey
Let me start this post by saying it is difficult for me not to focus on the incredible – and nearly daily – increase in the price of...
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Feb 5, 20205 min read
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What Happened Last Week, and What Matters this Week: Feb 3-7, 2020
The Markets: Equity markets fell globally last week, in spite of some fairly decent earnings reports (see last section). Risk-off assets...
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Feb 3, 20205 min read
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Coronavirus: Investors shrug it off as earnings releases accelerate
I recognise that this is being released, at least in Europe, closer to afternoon tea than morning coffee. But bear with me please! As of...
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Jan 29, 20204 min read
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The Dilemma of Negative Interest Rates
Negative interest made sense during the Great Recession. But now what? The continuation of this accommodative policy comes with baggage.
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Jan 28, 202011 min read
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What Matters this Week: Jan 27-31, 2020
Davos, more earnings, Coronavirus and the Royals
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Jan 27, 20204 min read
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President Trump's Keynote Address at the WEF in Davos Yesterday
If you want to watch President Trump’s keynote speech form yesterday morning at Davos, watch it here. And before I recap, rest assured...
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Jan 22, 20204 min read
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This Week Matters: Davos and 4Q2019 Earnings
The main focus for the remainder of this week as far as the global financial markets are the annual meeting of The World Economic Forum...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Jan 21, 20203 min read
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Flybe: The U.K. Government should not support this airline (unless it supports others)
On January 14th, the precarious financial position of UK domestic airline Flybe was disclosed by several news services, including the...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Jan 20, 20207 min read
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Momentum investing: not all it's cracked up to be
As the US equity markets head further north, almost without pause, it compelled me to look at an investment strategy that is not new but...
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Jan 16, 20205 min read
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Impeachment (thought I best cover this before it fades into the background......)
The good news about the current impeachment process - if there can possibly be any - is that it reminds the US electorate of how this...
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Jan 13, 20207 min read
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Tesla Again: Too Much, Too Fast (But Perhaps Too Soon)
I feel compelled to comment on my last blog post from Monday regarding Tesla, mainly because the shares have rallied further since I...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Jan 10, 20202 min read
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Tesla (TLSA): I Like The Company But Not At This (Inflated) Price?
Disclosure: I have owned Tesla (TLSA) shares in the past but sold them over one year ago and made money; however, I did not make as much...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Jan 7, 20206 min read
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Bloomberg reports private equity "dry powder" at record high - not sure this is a good thing!
Having read this article from #Bloomberg this morning – “Private Equity is Starting 2020 With More Cash Than Ever Before” - on the amount...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Jan 2, 20203 min read
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2019 was not just about equities
It is well known by now that the equity markets in the U.S. were the right place to be in 2019, with returns YtD of 21.7%, 27.1% and...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Dec 30, 20192 min read
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The Sixth Democratic Debate, Dec 19th 2019
Last night I watched the sixth Democratic debate, the first I have seen in real time. The first half of debate was not very interesting...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Dec 20, 20195 min read
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High Yield - Really??
This Opinion article in Bloomberg entitled “What Does a Junk Bond Even Mean Anymore?” discusses the tightening of spreads across the US...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Dec 18, 20193 min read
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Cannabis (and - as an aside - The Motley Fool) - UPDATE
February 11, 2021 I wrote the article below in mid-December 2019, but since pot stocks are the fad at the moment, I thought I would run...
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Dec 18, 20198 min read
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You Didn't Need to be Smart to have Made Money Investing This Year!
Assuming the “phase one trade agreement” with China doesn’t fade today, the combination of the initial stages of what might turn out to...
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Dec 13, 20191 min read
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