by Kern Campbell, MBA | May 26, 2017 | Charts, Financial Analysts, Investment Commentary, Market Trends
What’s Working and What’s Not These are the best and worst US stock market sectors as of 5.25.2017 Best: Technology, Utilities, Consumer Goods, Industrial Goods and Healthcare. (All five sectors get our highest rating) Worst: Financials and...
by Kern Campbell, MBA | Jan 23, 2017 | Capital Markets Index Review, Charts, Financial Analysts, Investment Commentary, Market Trends
2017 Stock Market Outlook Investor Letter: Out with the old and in with the new! 2016 is on the books, and it was a year filled with many twists and turns. As my good friend, Max Larsen, noted in his recent market commentary: 2016 has come to an end, and depending on...
by Kern Campbell, MBA | Oct 31, 2016 | Charts, Financial Analysts, Investment Commentary, Investment Ideas, Market Trends, Politics
It’s not the election! Many on TV are trying to blame the market weakness on the election. Don’t listen to them; it is just noise. The election is not a viable reason why the S&P 500 would break down in a meaningful way. Remember, you need to keep your political...
by Kern Campbell, MBA | Jul 6, 2016 | Charts, Financial Analysts, Investment Commentary, Market Trends, Politics
BREXIT Before and After By now you have probably seen enough media coverage of “Brexit”, but I felt it necessary to add a few comments of my own. Here is what you need to know… As investors, the knee-jerk market reaction can be unsettling. There were a lot of big...
by Kern Campbell, MBA | May 24, 2016 | Charts, Financial Analysts, Investment Commentary, Investment Ideas, Market Trends
We are still waiting for signs the market rally (off the February lows) is ending. The question is, will these warning signs materialize or not? Currently, the market is healthy, but not extremely bullish as shown in the below graphic. Notice the green bars on the...
by Kern Campbell, MBA | Mar 14, 2016 | Capital Markets Index Review, Charts, Education, Financial Analysts, Investment Commentary, Investment Ideas, Market Trends
Last Friday I had lunch with a friend and he asked this simple question, “What do you think is going to happen the rest of the year?” On the surface, it is a simple question, but with so much uncertainty right now with the direction of the stock market, the economy...