30 July 2026
Are chip stocks leading a reckoning in AI?
Markets have experienced recent volatility of late, led by the AI-centric chips stocks which have been selling off dramatically as…
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21 July 2026
Are Commodities Worth a Look?
The huge rally in momentum stocks appears to have lost steam and may be primed for greater losses. According to…
16 July 2026
Is OpenAI signaling a pause in the AI trade?
Since the war in Iran began markets have been volatile but surprisingly strong. Many equity and bond ETFs are up…
30 June 2026
What has been driving the market this year?
As the first half of the year draws to a close, there will be many headlines highlighting the strong market…
22 June 2026
Is the market poised for another run?
A recent analysis by Scott Rubner of Citadel Securities suggests that the market is likely to rise in the short…
17 June 2026
Is the market going risk on?
The immediate success of the SpaceX IPO would suggest that the market is going heavily “risk on”. Elon Musk has…
11 June 2026
Is Volatility going to become a feature of the market?
Investors have seen volatility jump up in the last week, driven by growing caution towards the AI sector, chipmakers in…
3 June 2026
Separating Hype from Reality in AI?
Anthropic recently confidentially filed for an IPO in attempt to get to market before OpenAI (this summer/fall). They will list…
28 May 2026
Is the SpaceX IPO a buy?
SpaceX filed its much anticipated Prospectus last week, giving investors the opportunity to get a better glimpse at its business.…
19 May 2026
Bond yields are rising globally, what are they telling us?
A recent 30-year bond issuance saw yields rise above 5%. They have not stopped there. As of this writing, the…
12 May 2026
Why does the market keep rising?
A quick glance at news headlines over the last 12 months would probably lead most rational independent observers to assume…
7 May 2026
Is Climate Change Investable?
Investing in climate change has historically been a very volatile proposition. From 2021-2024, the sector saw significant drawdowns. Despite current…
28 April 2026
Why are markets ignoring Hormuz?
Bloomberg recently posted an opinion piece asking the question of whether “‘The Iran War may become a ‘Phoney Sitzkrieg’”. A…
21 April 2026
Should investors pay attention to Prediction Markets?
Prediction Markets have been growing in popularity and in prominence. As they grow it is worth thinking about how they…
16 April 2026
What to make of the market rally?
Markets have been rallying ever since the announcement that the US and Iran were going to initiate talks about a…
9 April 2026
Employment trends bear watching in the short – and long-term
As we write this missive, the market is awaiting the results of Trump’s latest ultimatum with respect to the War…
31 March 2026
Why is everyone concerned about Private Credit?
It seems that in those rare instances that market commentators are not discussing the state of the War in Iran,…
25 March 2026
Which way is the wind blowing today?
Over the weekend Trump signaled that the War in Iran would be coming to a close soon. He suggested that…
17 March 2026
What does the shifting narratives in Iran mean for the markets?
As we have mentioned in the past, wars are unpredictable. At the best of times, scenario analysis is a very…
2 March 2026
What external factors should investors be worried about?
This past week has not been short on potentially market moving news flow. In this note we review a few…
24 February 2026
Tariffs?, What Tariffs? What to make of the Supreme Court decision
In a potentially impactful ruling, the US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Powers Act…
3 December 2025
Is now the time to switch from gold?
For the last year, we have been constructive on gold investments. For the most part, over that span any investment…