Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS - Signature Wealth Management Group

Market Update: April 29, 2022

Welcome to the weekly market update from Signature Wealth Management. I’m Brian Ransom, Research Director from Signature Wealth and here’s what happened in the market this week. https://youtu.be/iulCoyixbn4 The market pulled back again this week and a short-term pattern has emerged. It appears that the market is trading in a large, sideways consolidation pattern as the market digests news on whether or not the Federal Reserve can successfully control inflation without forcing a recession. In the news this week, economic headwinds in China have forced regulators to ease back [...]

By Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS|2024-03-08T13:24:26-05:00April 29, 2022|Videos|

The Kindling for the Inflation Fire | Global Financial Crisis

There are three “components” to building a fire. First, you need fuel: wood, gas, paper, etc. The fuel burns and sustains the fire after it has been lit. Second, you need oxygen. No fire can ever burn without oxygen. Finally, you need “spark”. This essentially boils down to the temperature reaching the required level for ignition to occur. A careful combination of these three essential ingredients determines the difference between a warm campfire and a full-blown, out-of-control fire. Heading into the summer of 2021, the entire world economy set the [...]

By Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS|2024-01-30T19:20:16-05:00March 2, 2022|Economic Insights|

The Secretly Best Time To Invest

The time period between the peak of the Dotcom Bubble in 2000 and the bottom of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2009 is widely considered the worst period of investment returns since the Great Depression. During that time period, the Nasdaq Composite lost nearly 70% of value and the economy is still reeling from the consequences of the GFC today. Common sense would say that investing at the top of the Dotcom Bubble would be a terrible decision, right? Well, it actually depends on how you invest. If you [...]

By Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS|2024-01-30T19:32:35-05:00December 30, 2021|Investments|

Don’t Forget About The Dividend | Important Investing Principle

Don’t forget about the dividend! This is one of the most important investing principles as dividends add value to a portfolio. They can provide a cushion for investors when growth of principal can be hard to come by, they can enhance total return over a long period of time by compounding reinvestments, and they can be the source of income for retirees who choose to live off the dividend rather than draw down principal. Since the beginning of the millennium, dividends reinvested into the S&P 500 are responsible for 33% [...]

By Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS|2024-01-30T19:31:41-05:00August 30, 2021|Investments|

What Is Inflation—And Why Is Everyone Talking About It?

Climbing commodity prices, ambitious government spending packages due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic crash have resurrected a long-dormant fear: runaway inflation. But what is inflation, and is it something to worry about? A lot of the thinking surrounding inflation has changed over the years, and economists disagree on what causes it and how much weight the federal government and Federal Reserve should give it when it sets fiscal and monetary policies. Here’s a closer look: What is inflation? Inflation refers to a general increase in the price [...]

By Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS|2024-01-30T19:35:55-05:00June 23, 2021|Economic Insights|

How Does Dollar-Cost Averaging Work | Simple Investing Method

When you’re in a traffic jam on the highway, you may find yourself trying to merge into whichever lane is moving fastest at the moment, only to find yourself falling behind drivers that stayed in one lane the whole time. In the same way, you may feel the urge to time the stock market, attempting to put your money in and take it out at just the right moment—a behavior that can work against you. The market fluctuates, sometimes unpredictably, and often discipline and a steady hand are more effective [...]

By Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS|2024-01-30T19:37:56-05:00March 4, 2021|Investments|

What You Need to Know About Investing During an Election

Elections can move the market, but that doesn’t mean you should change your approach. Like any big news event, U.S. presidential elections can cause ripples and even waves in the stock market. In November 2016, for example, Donald Trump’s victory sent Dow Jones Industrial Average futures plunging 900 points on election night, as investors reacted to the unexpected outcome. The next day, markets shot back up, rallying sharply. That kind of volatility may sound like a big deal, but election-related market movements don’t necessarily have an effect on long-term market [...]

By Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS|2024-01-30T19:39:58-05:00October 16, 2020|Economic Insights, Investments|

Next Era Energy | Utility in Public Space

Most utilities in the public space struggle to consistently generate free cash flow from operations. This means that they typically spend more cash than they generate in sales. Whether they spend it through typical yearly expenses or in capital expenditures designed to generate higher future cash, most utilities struggle to put cash in the bank year over year. To make up the difference, these companies can either raise cheap debt with help from the government or issue stock. For most publicly traded companies, this would be catastrophic to the stock [...]

By Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS|2024-02-16T14:56:35-05:00December 11, 2019|NextEra Energy|

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