After 20 years in the retail and consumer goods sector, I became a research analyst and market strategist for Capital Ladder Advisory Group. Since 2011, I have published some 400+ articles surrounding mainstream retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Costco and more. I've covered consumer goods corporations such as Apple, Keurig Green Mountain, SodaStream, Skullcandy, Fitbit and more. To date, I've garnered over a hundred media references to my analytics including Forbes. Presently, I am a contracted consultant to many retail and consumer goods companies in North America and manufacturing entities in China and Korea.

A Parabolic Move Collapses and Forces A Liquidity Event

The biggest winners of January 2026 proved to be the metals. And of course as it was when the Crypto-complex of assets was surging to all-time highs last year, everyone owned them, right? Wrong! As we recap the month of January we should do so with the understanding that a well-diversified portfolio underperforms a concentrated…...

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Inflation, Income, Earnings and Volatility Signaling

      Last week, we began the process of overviewing the big-picture macro drivers of the stock market as we explored the state of the economy and expectations for earnings. The bottom line take was the economy appears to be doing just fine, thank you, and the consensus for earnings growth this year looks…...

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Quickly Going Nowhere, With A Dirty Market Dynamic

It’s unfortunate when never before happened, happens, but that is the thing they call LIFE. While it proved a small sample size in the first place, the following quant failed to deliver on the higher probability this past week, even if not by much. Price action was rather muted this past trading week with the…...

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Sniffing 7,000 With the Bulls… And Then Some?

Although, and per usual, there had been many calls for a bubble bursting moment and recession ahead of and through 2025, neither came to pass… again! It’s a funny thing when you rationalize such doomsayer calls for the end of the bull market and economic expansion cycle, but what fun would it be without such…...

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The Top of 2025, Bottom of 2026

Good weekend all, and we hope the holiday season is finding you enjoying friends, family, health and peace! Good news also; the markets are in the midst of enjoying the first couple of days of the Santa Claus rally, to be discussed. More good news, not a ton of reading in this weekend’s 3rd-Party Research…...

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Year-End 2025 Unsteady, Switching Strategy Wins Into 2026

While Finom Group’s chief equity market strategist Seth Golden remains on vacation through the month of December, Finom Group continues to deliver 3rd Party Research, relevant technicals, quant updates and more into the New Year. We think it is highly valuable to recognize what other market participants, analysts, and strategists are reviewing here into year-end…...

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Shifting Trends At Year-End Or MAG-7 Pause To Reflect

While Finom Group’s chief equity market strategist Seth Golden remains on vacation through the month of December, Finom Group continues to deliver 3rd Party Research, relevant technicals, and more into the New Year. We think it is highly valuable to recognize what other market participants, analysts, and strategists are reviewing here into year-end 2025, as…...

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Technicals And Quants Speak Well Into Year-End 2025, But Valuations…

While Finom Group’s chief equity market strategist Seth Golden remains on vacation through the month of December, Finom Group continues to deliver 3rd Party Research, relevant technicals, and quant data into the New Year. We think it is highly valuable to recognize what other market participants, analysts, and strategists are reviewing here into year-end 2025,…...

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Perplexingly Positive Prognosis : 2026 Outlook

2025 is in its home stretch, with investors and market participants from all walks of life along for the ride and hopefully good profits in hand ✋. Welcome to Finom Group’s Full Year 2026 Outlook Report! We certainly hope your 2025 has proven prosperous and educational, with Finom Group providing ample amounts of educational value,…...

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Nearing The End of 2025: A Rebalancing of Trends

Good weekend Finom Group investors/traders. During this off-reporting weekend and due to the publishing of our future 2026 Macro-Market Outlook Report (currently under construction), please take some time to refresh your Q4 2025 game plan and update your understandings of where we are in the bull market trend as well as what the state of…...

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