Markets

Market Timing Strategy: Why It Beats Buy & Hold (And Why Most Investors Get It Wrong) For years, investors have been told to buy and hold—set it and forget it. But here’s the problem: markets don’t move in a straight line. If you’re only holding stocks and waiting for the long haul, you’re missing [...]

We’ve been told that shorting stocks is too risky. Too complicated. Too scary. That’s nonsense. The truth is, large financial institutions aren’t incentivized to teach you the benefits of shorting stocks. The more you stay away, the greater the fear you have, and the less you get involved. And that works out perfectly—for them. They [...]

Market volatility in 2025 has taken center stage as the markets experience a sharp sell-off, leaving investors scrambling to reassess their strategies. This heightened uncertainty stems from a mix of factors, including the Federal Reserve’s unexpected hawkish rate cut in late 2024. As investors navigate this challenging landscape, understanding the drivers behind 2025’s market [...]

As we move through 2025, the stock market remains a battleground for optimism and caution. Investors are grappling with a complex mix of economic indicators, geopolitical developments, and technological advancements that could shape the trajectory of equities for the remainder of the year. In this article, we’ll debate both the bull and bear cases [...]

The Alpha, Beta and The Sigma Most of us are familiar with Alphas and Betas, but Sigmas are a recently defined archetype. The Alpha, which most of us are familiar with the archetype and are generally considered dominant and in-control. Alpha’s are generally considered assertive, take charge and others look to them for leadership; [...]

The debate lives on. As a kid, I can remember parents getting in heated debates and strong-willed arguments about the benefits and shortcomings of both Coke and Pepsi as well as Ford and Chevy. The grocery store I worked at as a kid; we would sell 100/1 Pepsi over Coke. Yet in other parts [...]