Posts by Clint Gharib

August 5th, 2024 By Clint Gharib If you looked at the markets this morning or listened to news at all during the day today, you may be wondering what caused…

July 4th, 2024 By Clint Gharib Happy July 4th! In my last Market Update, ‘Interjections’, I wrote: “With the excitement winding down from the end of this past earnings season,…

March 1, 2024 By Clint Gharib Growing up I cherished watching Schoolhouse Rock.  Decades later, many of those lyrics and images still come to mind.  One of my favorites has…

If you’ve seen the movie ‘Braveheart’ you know one of the famous and impactful scenes of the movie is when the English calvary, undefeated by ground troops thus far, are…

The past two earnings seasons we’ve seen many companies decline even after reporting good earnings and raising forecasts.  During my 33 years managing money, this often occurs during bouts of…

Recent market panic again in April was ignited by fears of rising rates, future recession and China similarly to the prior two bear corrections (2018 q4 and 2020 q1).  We…

It’s 1am CST on Feb 23rd as I write this update.  Due to the heightened anxiety over the invasion of Ukraine I felt compelled to provide this update.   I am…

Market Update – Perspectiveby Clint Gharib January 25, 2022 There is no shortage of worries on the minds of investors and traders currently.  In my November 2021 Update ‘Turn Ahead’…

I’m expecting the markets to sell off in the very short term as earnings season ends this week.  I still see the same 3 main forces driving asset prices though: …

May 12th saw heavy selling in the markets.  While many media pundits piled on during the decline, some perspective is needed.  Currently the markets are down roughly 5% from the…