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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Perspective Today’s financial headlines only tell part of the story. The headlines are intended to keep viewers watching and raise emotions about the equity markets. The part of the story the media is not covering is that after a decline of over 2% today, the S&P...