Prato Perspectives
Some thoughts and insights for the long term investor
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 made me think about the noise coming from the financial media. These types of headlines are eye catching and normally...
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 gains or declines of 2% several times already this year. With the headlines dominated by the Federal Reserve poised to raise...
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 we are closely monitoring the situation with a leaning on how it may affect your Financial Life Plan and investments...
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 blog from September 2021, Are NFT’s an investment?, looked at some of the craziness of the NFT marketplace. Just one example...
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 very good returns. A years’ worth of noise Like many years in the recent past, 2021 was a year filled...