by Matt Papazian, CFA | Jan 16, 2020 | Investing, Market Updates, The Helm Quarterly Market Outlook
As we say goodbye to 2019 and the decade of the 2010s, we thought it would be helpful to take a look at the forces appearing to exert influence over the investing world at this time. While we embark upon this overview with a look toward the future, we also bear in...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Dec 5, 2019 | Investing, Market Updates
Cardan Capital Partners examines in a monthly series different indicators we believe are relevant to the current environment. Indicators can inform our understanding of the economy and investment strategy. For example, economic indicators can help explain the stage of...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Oct 31, 2019 | Investing, Market Updates
Indicators can inform our understanding of the economy and investment strategy. For example, economic indicators can help explain the stage of a particular economic cycle, market indicators can help explain how the market is behaving, and sentiment indicators can shed...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Oct 16, 2019 | Investing, Market Updates, The Helm Quarterly Market Outlook
President Donald Trump on January 22, 2018, first enacted tariffs on washing machines and solar cell manufacturers — the first volley in a trade war that now spans almost two years. In that time — 624 days later and up to October 8, 2019, to be exact — the Dow Jones...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Sep 12, 2019 | Investing, Market Updates
Sailors released, Brexit in a ditch, Huawei purgatory, trade talks about talks to have talks. Are the clouds lifting, or has the damage been done? Stena Impero: Iran has released seven of the British tanker’s 23 crew members. This action has reduced tensions in the...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Apr 2, 2019 | Market Updates
A big stock rally kicking off the second quarter, coupled with major first-quarter gains that have ushered indexes to near-record levels (for example, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is within 800 points of its high, and the S&P 500 index landed its biggest...
