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.
The J.P. Morgan View Pandemics, climate change catastrophes and markets The J.P. Morgan View: Pandemics, climate change catastrophes and markets. Fri Jan 24 2020 Cross asset strategy: Markets had been vulnerable to an eventual correction given signs of exuberance such as strong price momentum, high valuations and overweight positioning, but a pandemic is rarely on…...
Apple Supply Chain Braces for Disruption From Coronavirus By Mark Gurman and Debby WuJanuary 28, 2020, 12:01 AM EST Apple Inc.’s China-centric manufacturing base is at risk of disruption after the Lunar New Year holiday as the company’s partners confront the coronavirus outbreak that has gripped the country and caused more than 100 deaths. Virtually all of the…
Pretty much what we expected from the market on Monday, pretty much what we expected. In our weekly Research Report, Finom Group alerted subscribers to the likelihood of markets continuing their retreat from last Friday. We actually considered the selling pressure would worsen given the market’s ability to finally secure an excuse for which to…
You see? It’s not all rainbows and unicorns in the markets as they say and last week wasn’t even a perfect example of the treachery that can beseech investors and traders. I’m flying solo (Seth Golden) in this week’s Research Reports, so let’s get to it folks! When it was all done and said; or…...
Welcome to this week’s State of the Markets with Wayne Nelson and Seth Golden. Please click the following link to review the SOTM video. The potential beginnings of a market pullback are afoot with the S&P 500 falling roughly 1% this week. We all know that when valuations stretch too far beyond their historic average, unkind things tend to take place…
In a holiday shortened trading week, investors began trading with markets under pressure Tuesday, ahead of quarterly reports from the likes of Netflix (NFLX) and IBM (IBM). When it was all said and done for Tuesday’s session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell some .52% with Boeing (BA) announcing that it doesn’t expect regulators…
It was another strong week for the major averages. The S&P 500 (SPX) closed the second week of 2020 with another record high, closing at 3329.62. The index is up 3.06% already YTD and up 1.97% from last Friday. Thus far, for 3 consecutive years January has started off rather strongly. Of course, the strong…
Welcome to this week’s State of the Markets with Wayne Nelson and Seth Golden. Please click the following link to review the SOTM video. In 2020, markets continue there seemingly endless melt-up. We all know that when valuations stretch too far beyond their historic average, unkind things tend to take place in the market. As it was in the previous week,…
Was the phase-1 U.S./China deal a good deal or a bad deal? Mr. Market hasn’t cared about a deal through all of 2019, which gets overlooked by a great many investors/traders. The main consideration throughout the escalated trade tensions between the 2 economic superpowers has always been… escalation, more tariffs. Anything that would bring about…
Flows & Liquidity: Are there similarities to January 2018?. Fri Jan 10 2020 A wide range of institutional investors appears to have raised their equity exposures markedly towards year end. This means 2019 is looking even stronger in terms of the equity flows that took place last year. But the comparison between 2020 and 2019…...