by admin | Mar 12, 2014 | Archives
We live in a world in which trades occur at lightning fast speeds, literally measured in milliseconds. Yet, our goal is to be so careful that we do not have any mistakes to fix. Capstone has not made a trading error during 2013, or any year to date this year. However,...
by admin | Feb 14, 2014 | Archives
Like so many advisors and investors, we struggle daily with the low interest environment and the search for returns in the fixed income portion of portfolios. The reason people own fixed income historically is to reduce the volatility of their investment portfolio...
by admin | Jan 31, 2014 | Archives
January provided a reminder that markets go in both directions. The equity markets dropped and seemed more volatile than they have for many months. While the bears are licking their chops, markets typically have a correction similar to this every seven months or so....
by admin | Dec 11, 2013 | Archives
Just in time for remembrances of Scrooge, the market has been faced by a deluge of good news in recent days. A better jobs report, lower unemployment, some positive reports from other countries, and a budget deal to avoid another shutdown have all been in the...
by admin | Nov 21, 2013 | Archives
To say 2013 is a surprising year for US stocks is a pretty gross understatement. The good news is that we do not seem to be slipping back into recession-instead we are experiencing painfully slow improvement in our economy. We are looking at an anemic growth rate for...
