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The Importance of Language
The Fed rocked markets with a more hawkish tone after their Wednesday meeting last week. However, some of the language used in their...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jun 21, 20212 min read
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Follow The Yellow Brick Road
This week all eyes have been on the Fed, and the Fed didn't disappoint for drama. For the past few months, the Fed has downplayed...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jun 18, 20214 min read
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Take Me Out To The Ball Game
The national pastime used to be baseball. Go to the park, have a dog, and enjoy a game. As James Earl Jones remarks in the movie,...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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Summertime Blues
Both investors and traders alike in the U.S. enjoy the relaxation of Summer and, as a result, trading tends to taper off a little. ...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jun 11, 20212 min read
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Take This Job and Shove It
I'm not sure old Jonny Paycheck had 2020 in mind when he sang, "Take This Job and Shove It." Regardless, too many people became...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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We're Back To, "Good News is Bad News" Again
Some strong economic data released this week is being disregarded due to Fed speak and inflation fears. In the movie the "Bad News...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jun 4, 20213 min read
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Saturday In The Park
Summer is officially here. Last week was a low volume week for the market as we eased on into the Memorial Day weekend. This week the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Asset Bubbles and Economic Expansions
A lot of comparisons are being made between today's market and the market just prior to the 2000 Tech Crash and the 2008 Financial Crisis....

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 28, 20214 min read
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A Needed Memorial Day Break
This week we get prepared to head into the Memorial Day holiday, which typically marks the beginning of Summer. Last year, we were still...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 24, 20212 min read
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Wall of Worry..."Don't Worry Be Happy"
Between Inflation woes, concerns over the Fed tapering bond purchases, and supply chain/labor issues, there seems plenty to worry about. ...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 21, 20214 min read
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Inflation Is Here To Stay
In our 2021 Market Outlook, we noted that Inflation was expected to rise by 3.5% by year-end. We have slightly exceeded that pace due to...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 17, 20212 min read
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Disappointing Jobs Report That the Market Liked?
Last week we focused on the investing adage "Sell In May and Go Away," which does not really work most of the time. Summer months in the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 10, 20212 min read
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To Emerge or Not To Emerge...That is the Question
As I write this commentary, we appear to have a divergence between data that suggests we are recovering from the pandemic and public...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 7, 20214 min read
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Sell in May and Go Away...
This old moniker comes up every year when perma-bears decide to rear their heads after some upward trajectory in the markets. The adage...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
May 3, 20212 min read
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GDP, Earnings, and the Fed
Markets have been skittish this week in anticipation of some key earnings releases and dissecting language from the Fed. Meanwhile,...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 30, 20214 min read
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Earnings, Vaccines, & GDP
Last week the markets were a little spooked by an increase in global COVID cases and concerns of a market slowdown due to proposed Tax...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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COVID Jitters Again or Tax Scare?
Markets are slightly lower than even for the week after reacting to higher COVID case counts in India & Japan and potential tax hikes...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 23, 20213 min read
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It's Bottom of the Ninth and the Bases are Loaded...
Baseball season is in full swing (see what I did there) so I thought I'd use an analogy to describe where we are in the recovery and the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 19, 20212 min read
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Earnings Season Starts With A Bang
So far, and it's early, corporate earnings have not disappointed in their Q1 debut. There has been a slew of positive economic data this...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 16, 20213 min read
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The Tax Man Cometh
April 15th is the traditional day for taxes to be filed in the U.S. However, there is more meaning this year as the Biden...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Apr 12, 20212 min read
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