Thank you for the calm assessment. As the old adage goes, we want to keep our heads when everyone else is losing theirs. I’m trying to sit on my hands, Think and keep working the process that we use for finding good companies. I trust that holding good companies will result in good outcomes over time. I need to go check the VIX. Volatility seems the most likely scenario for foreseeable future.
In my two posts on 2025 portfolio tactics, I will cover some ideas that you might find useful. I will lay out a 2025 market roadmap for the next 12 months. And I will whiteboard a hedging strategy for my portfolio. Cheers!
Excellent. I thought about hedges over the weekend but did not come up with much that I thought would be cost effective. The carrying costs are so high.
<I recommend putting one’s political views aside when it comes to investing. It is a recipe for muted returns. Make your political statements in other ways if so inclined. >
It's about finding the right balance between being aware of political factors and sticking to our investment principles. We need to be informed, but not reactive. At the same time, we all have our own political views, and it's important to respect those differences. Let's all be mindful of how we word things and avoid making statements that could be perceived as revealing our own political biases.
All I've heard was how he is the most business friendly president we have ever had. It sure doesn't feel like it. It seems he is anti small business and anti consumer. And I don't think it's going to end soon
This article is interesting to me for those who have access to Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/traders-load-us-bound-planes-with-gold-and-silver-in-tariff-bet?srnd=undefined
Congrats to all who have shares in PLTR, I bet there are a few here.
Thank you for the calm assessment. As the old adage goes, we want to keep our heads when everyone else is losing theirs. I’m trying to sit on my hands, Think and keep working the process that we use for finding good companies. I trust that holding good companies will result in good outcomes over time. I need to go check the VIX. Volatility seems the most likely scenario for foreseeable future.
In my two posts on 2025 portfolio tactics, I will cover some ideas that you might find useful. I will lay out a 2025 market roadmap for the next 12 months. And I will whiteboard a hedging strategy for my portfolio. Cheers!
Excellent. I thought about hedges over the weekend but did not come up with much that I thought would be cost effective. The carrying costs are so high.
<I recommend putting one’s political views aside when it comes to investing. It is a recipe for muted returns. Make your political statements in other ways if so inclined. >
It's about finding the right balance between being aware of political factors and sticking to our investment principles. We need to be informed, but not reactive. At the same time, we all have our own political views, and it's important to respect those differences. Let's all be mindful of how we word things and avoid making statements that could be perceived as revealing our own political biases.
Well said
I could not agree more, Larry. Cheers!
All I've heard was how he is the most business friendly president we have ever had. It sure doesn't feel like it. It seems he is anti small business and anti consumer. And I don't think it's going to end soon
Any particular thoughts on DXY and commodities? Do you think the traditional inverse relationship rule still holds in current environment?
The DXY should go higher putting downward pressure on commodities and stocks. I think the trad. Rel. holds. Yes.
Yes, this is so concerning. I've done nothing else this weekend but watch the news and fret! Who knows where this is going ugh!