by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog
Last week the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) finally agreed to the details of ‘Brexit’. The process has been covered extensively in the press since the announcement in 2016 of a referendum for the British public to vote on. After the vote, the S&P...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog
December 23, 2020 As we approach the end of 2020, the market forecasts and predictions for next year are coming out at a breakneck pace. Here are some the latest financial news headlines for 2021 in the: “All Risks Fade Away for Markets Next Year” – December 17, 2020¹...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog
Every year around this time the big brokerage firms, scores of analysts and the financial media talking heads pull out their crystal ball to predict which stock will outperform next year and where the overall stock market will be one year from now. Our past January...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog
October 2, 2020 Early today President Trump announced he tested positive for Covid-19 and stock markets have reacted with some volatility to the news. It is often said that the stock market does not like uncertainty and the media outlets all have their experts in...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Aug 14, 2020 | Blog
August 2020 Over the past 2 weeks we have posted the following videos to social media, The Difficulty of Timing the Market and Impulsive Portfolio Moves is Like Changing Lanes in Traffic. We have also posted a video from Gregory Prato, the President, and CEO of...
by Gregory Prato | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog
At Prato Capital Management we often discuss using history as a guide in conjunction with using all currently available information to maintain our investment strategy. As much as we would like to see the stock markets always rise in value, sometimes that is not the...
by Gregory Prato | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog
First of all and of most importance is our hope that you and those closest to you are in good health. We have been doing our best to reach out to each and every one of you. Please know we are always just a phone call away if we can help in any way. As you know from...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog
At Prato Capital Management, our thoughts are always first and foremost on the health of the ones we call our family – our clients and their families, our friends and colleagues that we work with and all those who read our newsletters and social media posts....
by Gregory Prato | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
Over the past several weeks, it seems like a regular occurrence to have changes of 3-4% of the S&P 500 in one day. After having mostly low volatility for the past several years, investors are asking if this is the new normal. First, what is meant by stock market...
by Gregory Prato | Mar 5, 2020 | Blog
Most of you know Prato Capital Team Member and Director of Financial Planning, Brian O’Rourke. Many of you might not know that his son, Xavier, is participating (for his third year!) to raise money to conquer childhood cancers by shaving his head for the St....
