Which involves more risk
September 23, 2022 For many investors, the volatility we have seen over the past few weeks has many considering if...
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The Impact of the Federal Reserve on the Stock Markets.
At an economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said, “Price stability is the responsibility...
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Is the 60/40 portfolio Dead?
August 16, 2022 A portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds has been used for decades now as a reliable...
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With all of the negative headlines dominating the news today, what should investors do?
July 14, 2022 With all of the negative headlines dominating the news today, what should investors do? Here are some...
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If it sounds too good to be true …..
At Prato Capital, we receive lots of emails from investment firms looking for our business, meaning they want us to...
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Bear Market, Rising Interest Rates, and Recession Chatter
It has been quite the week in the economic and investment fields. The mainstream news and business programs have devoted...
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Declines in April and Continued Market Volatility
May 5, 2022 April Declines News headlines described the April returns of the S&P 500 as “the worst April returns...
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How Do We Tune Out the Noise?
Noise During the first week of April 2022, there were two headlines about the possibility of a future recession that...
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Preparing for Volatility or a Recession
The stock market has been volatile so far this year. We have seen days with the major US averages closing with...
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Important Market Update on Global Events
As the events with Russia and Ukraine have unfolded, we wanted to send a note to let you know that...
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What is an NFT, why are they in the news, and does it sound too good to be true?
Stories of non-fungible tokens, NFTs, being sold for millions of dollars have made the news over the past year. Our...
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The Noise of 2021
In a year filled with major news stories, the S&P 500 and other major US stock indices ended 2021 with...
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New Year Predictions and the Secret Sauce
December 16, 2021 The year-end ritual of predicting where the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500 will close...
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Inflation, rising interest rates and stock market returns
Inflation and its effects The inflation rates recently released for October 2021 were higher than economists predicted and many in...
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Stagflation
For the past few months pundits, news commentators and many analysts have discussed the possibility of stagflation in the US...
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Volatility and the Value of Advice
Perspective Today’s financial headlines only tell part of the story. The headlines are intended to keep viewers watching and raise...
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Are NFT’s an investment?
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have received lots of airtime from the media this year. Why? What is a Non-Fungible Token or...
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How much risk do you need to take?
Summer Vacation For summer vacation this year I am travelling with my wife, Sharon and our dog, a Norwich Terrier...
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Latest Inflation Report
This week, the Federal Government released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for June 2021 and reported a 5.4% increase...
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Inflation Reports
Last week, the Federal Government released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for May 2021. The headline number of a...
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Tune out the Election Noise.
Since 1927, the 3rd year of a presidential term (the year before the actual election) has been generally the best of all 4 years of any election cycle.#PratoCapital #tuneoutthenoise #financialplanning #financialadvisor pic.twitter.com/jKVy2986gl— Prato Capital Management (@PratoCapital) June 6, 2019
With volatile stock markets, the media outlets can easily find a so-called expert to forecast a 'new bear market' when stocks drop or predict the 'next recession' when a new trade policy is announced. Not much has changed since last year with our "Tune Out The Noise" newsletter. pic.twitter.com/KZaY43PIZQ
— Prato Capital Management (@PratoCapital) August 9, 2019