A bit jittery out there...

April 05, 2021 |Dann Cushing

The first quarter of 2021 seems to have come and gone pretty quickly, perhaps due to its Groundhog Day aspects. Nevertheless, it managed to pack in a few...

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A Swing & A Miss

March 01, 2021 |Dann Cushing

We’re 0 for 2 so far this year. Despite what appears to be an unprecedentedly solid backdrop for economic recovery, strong equity returns in the first ...

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Faith

February 01, 2021 |Dann Cushing

So, I’ll do my best not to use the name of “that company” in this update, given the media coverage overkill it received last week. But the fact that...

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Make Hay While the Sun Shines

January 04, 2021 |Dann Cushing

It is a bit peculiar that, in retrospect, 2020 has left those of us not directly affected by COVID with a lot to be thankful for. There seem to have...

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Everything Is Awesome

November 29, 2020 |Dann Cushing

Oddly, the title of an unrelentingly upbeat and...

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Gut Check

November 02, 2020 |Dann Cushing

After a pretty elated start to the month, equity markets pulled back sharply in the latter half of October. What had...

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Surfacing

October 04, 2020 |Dann Cushing

Can you hear that? It is the cacophony of US election drama growing loud enough that...

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What's the Scenario?

August 30, 2020 |Dann Cushing

The positive, self-reinforcing dynamics explored in the last update still remain in place a month later:...

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Show Me the Money

August 03, 2020 |Dann Cushing

Financial markets have some interesting, self-reinforcing mechanisms. One example is...

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It's Not a Secret

June 29, 2020 |Dann Cushing

As an interesting thought experiment, let’s answer two questions before rolling ahead with the update:...

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