Our friends at Dorsey Wright and Associates have always maintained that, "It's often about what you don't own", when it comes to returns. Successful investing relies on your ability to select favorable investments, but it also hinges on avoiding poor ones. Relative...
Last week, Tom and I discussed stock market seasonality on our weekly podcast, which you can find here: https://mullooly.net/stock-market-seasonality/7785 We've found that stock market seasonality studies are extremely interesting and useful, however they're no...
You've almost certainly heard the old stock market adage, "Sell in May and go away". It's existed for decades now, but a lot of investors have no idea where it came from. On this week's Mullooly Asset Management podcast, Tom and Brendan discuss this adage, the topic...
After the month we've experienced here in October 2014, I cannot believe I'm writing that we may see the S&P 500 extend its streak of new monthly all-time highs. Currently (through September 2014) the S&P 500 has reached a new all-time high in 15 straight...
With the volatility we've seen this October, Tom and Brendan took the opportunity to examine two underlying causes of bear markets. We experienced a near 10% peak to trough correction in the S&p 500 this month, but it's looking like we're going to finish the month...
To say that October 2014 has been volatile so far would be an understatement. This month has awoken dormant nervousness inside many investors. Relatively speaking, October has been much more volatile than any other month of 2014 so far. Ryan Detrick recently shared a...
In this week's Mullooly Asset Management video, Tom takes a look at the point and figure chart of IBM. IBM reported subpar earnings this morning (October 20, 2014) and also reported paying one of their competitors to take a division off their hands. Not great news....
With all the recent volatility in the market, it's provided a good opportunity to remind people what risk premium is all about. Owning equity (stocks) inherently means you're taking on more risk in return for the possibility of a larger reward. This is something a lot...
Tom and Brendan normally discuss big picture topics on the Mullooly Asset Management podcast. However, this week they decided that a market update would be best. The current market volatility is what's on everybody's mind. Markets moved lower at the open today. The...
The small cap swoon has continued into October and we’ve repeatedly heard advisors, the financial media, investors, and clients ask, “Is the run in small caps over?”. If you’d like our opinion at Mullooly Asset here it is: maybe. Not the answer you were looking for?...
