Research & News
Daily Comment (September 12, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment begins with an analysis of OpenAI’s pivotal shift from a non-profit structure and its broader implications for the AI sector rally. We then explore the market’s optimistic anticipation of potential rate cuts at the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting. Our discussion… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 11, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment begins by examining the White House’s push for a greater share of university patent revenue and the underlying ideological shift this move represents. We then analyze the latest Producer Price Index report and its implications for monetary policy. The discussion… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 10, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment begins with the recent downward payroll revisions and explains our sustained optimism regarding the market’s resilience. We then examine escalating tensions in the Middle East, the surge in AI-driven market enthusiasm, and the potential for a collaborative US-EU effort to… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 9, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with news of a potentially fundamental change in US defense strategy that could have large implications for the country’s foreign relations, economy, and financial markets. We next review several other international and US developments with the potential to… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 8, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment today opens with yet another production hike from a key group of oil producers, which will likely help keep a lid on global energy costs and help offset the impact of other types of rising prices. We next review several… Read More »
Asset Allocation Bi-Weekly – The Cap-Weighted and Equal-Weighted S&P 500 (September 8, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA | PDF There are many ways to describe the strong performance in large cap US stock prices this year. You could simply call it a bull market, with the S&P 500 total return index up 31.2% since its low in early April and up 11.5% year-to-date. The strong buying pressure could… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 5, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment opens with a discussion on the deepening relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington by examining recent political and economic developments. Additional key topics to review will include Stephen Miran’s Senate confirmation hearing, China’s new tariffs on EU pork imports, and… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 4, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment opens by analyzing the market’s growing anticipation of a rate cut at the upcoming FOMC meeting. We then pivot to critical global developments, including rising discontent within the EU Parliament over the US trade deal, the bond market’s concerns regarding… Read More »
Daily Comment (September 3, 2025)
by Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA, and Thomas Wash [Posted: 9:30 AM ET] | PDF Our Comment opens with our analysis of China’s recent military parade and its implications. We then turn to pivotal global developments, such as the ongoing global bond sell-off, the potential digitization of gold, and Moody’s optimistic outlook on Europe’s private credit markets.… Read More »