by Chris Conway | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
May 5, 2022 April Declines News headlines described the April returns of the S&P 500 as “the worst April returns in 30 years.” Although that may be correct, in the past 30 years, we have seen months with greater declines greater than April 2022. And let’s not...
by Gregory Prato | Apr 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Noise During the first week of April 2022, there were two headlines about the possibility of a future recession that made me think about the noise coming from the financial media. These types of headlines are eye catching and normally draw an emotional response but...
by Chris Conway | Mar 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
The stock market has been volatile so far this year. We have seen days with the major US averages closing with gains or declines of 2% several times already this year. With the headlines dominated by the Federal Reserve poised to raise interest rates, the highest...
by Gregory Prato | Feb 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
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 | Feb 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
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 | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
