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To The Power Of…

To The Power Of…

By Alexander Stock on December 21, 2021

Elementary school math classes often begin with the core facets of arithmetic: addition, subtraction multiplication and division. Derivatives come later, in the middle school years: exponents, factorials and PEMDAS[1], show how big numbers can get, quickly. Coupling this basic math with portfolio management and stock investing can yield attractive results. Specifically, compounding is a focal …

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The Bell Curve

The Bell Curve

By Robert Kleinschmidt on March 31, 2022

Generally, in contemplating the current economic outlook and how it will affect markets we consider the many factors at play in any one scenario: The rebound from Covid, technology advancements, the budgetary conditions, money creation and its aftermath, the level of inflation and interest rates, valuation, tax rates, regulatory policies, wage rates, unemployment, labor force …

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Dissecting the Market Sell-off with Chairman Robert W. Kleinschmidt – Q2 2022

Dissecting the Market Sell-off with Chairman Robert W. Kleinschmidt – Q2 2022

By Robert Kleinschmidt on June 7, 2022

Topic Timestamps 0:00 – 1:01: Introduction 1:01 – 1:15: Disclosures 1:15 – 4:25: Discussing the bond market sell-off with rest of the market 4:25 – 7:01: Discussion on the sell-off on the equity side 7:01 – 12:17: Inflation 12:17 – 16:01 : Rising Interest Rates and Valuation 16:01 – 20:25:  Shifting sector weightings within S&P …

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Turn! Turn! Turn!

Turn! Turn! Turn!

By Paul Kleinschmidt on July 27, 2022

The song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” — based on the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes – was written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950’s and recorded by The Birds in the mid ‘60’s. It reminds us that there is a time for everything in life. A time to laugh. A time to cry. A time to …

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Thinking the Unthinkable

Thinking the Unthinkable

By Robert Kleinschmidt on November 28, 2022

In a thoughtful and wholly outside the box column, Alex To, an analyst with Cross Current Research, LLC, contemplates Nuclear War and how to survive it.  His conclusions are surprising.  It would be terrible beyond words for the world to experience a nuclear war, of course.  Nothing surprising about that.  What is surprising is that …

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