Category Archives: Equities

Introducing Our CK-35 Large Cap Portfolio

Posted on June 7, 2020 by macromon

We have been teasing you over the past month about rolling out the CK-35 portfolio of GMM’s new crack stock picker, Carol K.   The CK-35 has a nice ring to it, no?  Kinda the like the NIkkei 225? Huge Outperformance … Continue reading →

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TOTD: Valuations Matter

Posted on June 6, 2020 by macromon

TOTD – Treat of the Day Microsoft was a great company in 1999. $MSFT was still a great company in 2017 – it would take you 18 years for you to break even if you bought it in 1999. Valuation, … Continue reading →

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Chasing The FOMO Titanic Rally

Posted on June 4, 2020 by macromon

FOMO – (Fear Of Missing Out) Panic buying is a type of behavior marked by a rapid increase in purchase volume, typically causing the price of a good or security to increase. From a macro perspective, panic buying reduces supply and creates … Continue reading →

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The Moment I Knew America Was In Trouble

Posted on June 1, 2020 by macromon

We are reposting a piece from June 1st as we concerned about the stability of the American Street and where the country was headed.  We were worried about a future full of “peril,” and after the events of last Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s New Market Narrative

Posted on May 28, 2020 by macromon

Why Microsoft Should Be a Cornerstone In All Portfolios By Carol K. First, let me state unequivocally I am NOT a Microsoft (MSFT) product fangirl.  Since 2005, I have only purchased Apple (AAPL) products for myself and my children. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

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Cue The Economic Recovery

Posted on May 27, 2020 by macromon

Summary The Russell 2000’s relative performance is now sniffing out the economic recovery, which will be reflected in a record Q3 GDP print, a bounce from the record first-half economic collapse  It is not unreasonable that we will see a … Continue reading →

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Mall Rats Jumping Ship

Posted on May 22, 2020 by macromon

Yikes!  See how Carol nailed this in her piece in yesterday’s post, Back To Class: REITs 101. We may have discovered a superstar. Mall landlords received just a quarter of expected April rent payments. https://t.co/7kWbEBxO9L pic.twitter.com/fB4s4zHYSJ — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) May … Continue reading →

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Battle OF The Fibos & The Negative Yield Wall

Posted on May 14, 2020 by macromon

Fibonacci retracement levels are horizontal lines that indicate where support and resistance are likely to occur. They are based on Fibonacci numbers. Each level is associated with a percentage. The percentage is how much of a prior move the price … Continue reading →

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Are You Buying At These Valuations? Not Buffett

Posted on May 3, 2020 by macromon

More than his words, he spoke with his wallet. He usually relishes a down stock market to take advantage of lower prices. Not this time. He hadn’t made any purchases recently; he didn’t buy up stocks when they had fallen … Continue reading →

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Too Short To Get Shorty

Posted on April 28, 2020 by macromon

The stock market is clearly detached from economic reality and unmoored from any sensible valuation metric but it just keeps going higher. ¿Por qué. The market is going up because so many are caught offside betting it’s not going to … Continue reading →

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