AI Unleashes Monstrous Doubts: Acting with Prudence in a Volatile Market
In the last few weeks I’ve made it a habit of testing AI, specifically through Alexa and Grok, to see how adaptable to humans it’s becoming. After racing my son and losing badly many times during an interval workout this past weekend (Martins saw this unfold), my legs were terribly sore when I awoke on Monday. Having been subjected to much gloating and teasing from my son the day before, I needed a big-time ego boost. So, as I rolled very slowly out of bed, I asked Alexa…
AI Smacks Down Software Stocks: What’s the Next Chapter?
I’m a pretty simple guy who likes cheeseburgers, watching a good show on Netflix with my wife and playing with the kids at the lake. So, when I write, I really despise big words that are mostly said in my opinion for the sake of sounding smart. After hearing this particular cringeworthy word for weeks, I’ve hunted the thesaurus, but unfortunately there is no proxy for “disintermediation”…
A High-Wire Act Called Life: Why Preparation Is the Ultimate Valentine
Other than some crashing metal prices last week, there’s just not a lot of exciting things to discuss in the market. You want to hear about the unemployment rate? It just went down 0.1%. The stock market yawned and so did I. So this week I’d like to address some more 30,000 foot issues like …Life, huh? What a high-wire act! So much to remember every single day….
The AI Super Bowl: When the Dreamers Start Losing Yardage
It’s the one night of the year that men securely control the remote control. (Do we have to give it back this time?) For one glorious evening – for reasons completely unknown to us simple men – our wives, girlfriends and significant others agree that watching a football game IS the path to happiness. We’ve been treated to watch up to 59 Super Bowls, depending on your age, with Super Bowl 60 between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks set to kick off Sunday evening…
Sympathy for the Weatherman: Forecasting Markets Without the Hype
Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a man who … predicts the rain,
I’ve been around to shed many a tear
As the Sky did … an about-face.
I was round in ‘88 year
When there dropped a foot … of snow and pain,
Made darn sure I used a big wide range
So you listeners … won’t seal my fate.
Pleased to meet you,
Hope you guess my name …
Ignoring the Noise: Your Hero’s Journey Through Market Volatility
One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them …
Here I am talking about a ring again. For regular readers of The Market Mindset, the ring I referenced before Christmas was found and yes, Santa did have to crawl under the house to slice into an air duct to claim the Precious….
Dr. Doom Turns Optimistic: Growth in a High-Valuation World
Brace yourselves because Dr. Doom is back!! Despite all my past write-ups that bring up movies, I promise I’m not talking about Victor von Doom of the Fantastic Four. I am referring to Nouriel Roubini, the economist that foresaw and predicted the subprime mortgage crisis, thereby earning the most foreboding, dark title of “Dr. Doom.” That has to be pretty cool on a business card, right?….
Why Inflation, Debt, and Taxes Are Aligning in 2026 & How To Prepare
Happy New Year! Our WTA Team’s theme for 2026 is Unity…When you’re talking about unity, you’re really talking about alignment and things working as one. You want to see alignment of your stocks in your portfolio in fitting in with global economic trends. You want to see that your tax planning is done with a mind to not just the current tax rates, but what the tax rates of the future will be…
10 Wild Market Predictions for 2026 Nobody Is Taking Seriously (Yet)
Since 2025 is wrapping up as I write this today, I’m imagining what shenanigans 2026 has in store for us and so I’ve come up with 9 Crazy Predictions1 for next year. As we don’t have year-end numbers just yet, I’ll hold off on scoring the year behind us until we all convene for our 2026 State of the Markets class at TopGolf in Greenville…
Coal in the Stocking: When Rates, Debt, and AI Go on the Naughty List
“His eyes – how they twinkled. His dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow …
