by Gregory Prato | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog
As the events with Russia and Ukraine have unfolded, we wanted to send a note to let you know that we are closely monitoring the situation with a leaning on how it may affect your Financial Life Plan and investments with us at Prato Capital. Foremost, our thoughts and...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Feb 22, 2022 | Blog
Stories of non-fungible tokens, NFTs, being sold for millions of dollars have made the news over the past year. Our blog from September 2021, Are NFT’s an investment?, looked at some of the craziness of the NFT marketplace. Just one example is when a token of...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog
In a year filled with major news stories, the S&P 500 and other major US stock indices ended 2021 with very good returns. A years’ worth of noise Like many years in the recent past, 2021 was a year filled with news headlines. We seem to be bombarded with more news...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog
December 16, 2021 The year-end ritual of predicting where the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500 will close at the end of the next year has been going on now for several weeks. With much fanfare, Wall Street analysts give predictions with such conviction...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Nov 16, 2021 | Blog
Inflation and its effects The inflation rates recently released for October 2021 were higher than economists predicted and many in the financial media have predicted that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates by mid-2022 now. Many analysts and market...
by Chris Conway - Prato Capital | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog
For the past few months pundits, news commentators and many analysts have discussed the possibility of stagflation in the US economy. It is generally discussed in the media as an economic term meant to create a sense of fear about our economic conditions. Stagflation...