What’s In Store For 2024?
-By Charles Brown, M.Brown Financial Advisors -January 18, 2024 With 2023 in the books, it’s time to start thinking about how 2024 will play out in the financial markets. I think the two most used words in 2024 will be…
It’s Halftime – What’s Next?
-By Charles Brown, M.Brown Financial Advisors -July 10, 2023 We are now halfway through 2023 and investors are wondering what comes next? The S&P 500 is now up 16% on the year, in spite of significant bank failures and debt…
Thinking About Losing
-By Charles Brown, M.Brown Financial Advisors -May 4, 2023 No one likes to think about losing. If you play a sport, you probably never think about losing the game before the game starts. Investing is different. We need to understand…
A Few Interesting Charts
-By Charles Brown, M.Brown Financial Advisors -October 25, 2022 It continues to be a very bad year for most asset classes this year. Here are a few charts that gives us a good idea of where we stand today. They…
What I am Watching
– By Charles Brown, M. Brown Financial Advisors August 10th, 2022 Global stocks have bounced significantly off the lows set in mid-June, yet they are still a long way from getting back to where they started the year. Inflation is…
Two Charts to Watch in 2022
– By Charles Brown, M. Brown Financial Advisors, February 7, 2022 So much has already happened in the financial markets thus far in 2022, it’s hard to pick only a few charts that will help us understand what the rest…
What To Expect In 2022
– By Charles Brown, M. Brown Financial Advisors, December 15, 2021 With 2021 winding down, all eyes are on what will happen to markets in 2022. Let’s start with the very basic fact that no one knows what the future…
Low Risk, Great Returns
Take a look at the following chart*, which was published in a book I am reading called “Adaptive Markets” by Andrew Lo. Based on the performance you see here, if you were to invest your entire life savings into one…
Lost Client, Lost Upside
Our firm recently lost a client. When we lose a client, which happens from time to time, we always reach out to that client to thank them for their business and ask why they left. This particular client had a…
The Worst Asset Class in 2017
Most people know that stock markets across the globe had a great year in 2017. Few people take the time to review what didn’t work in the past year. This chart from Deutsche Bank helps us visualize the returns (in…