“Open up my eager eyes ‘Cause I’m Mr. Brightside” –Mr. Brightside, The Killers, 2003  I keep hearing all of this talk about stock market turbulence and unrest to start the New Year.  And while fear and jitters certainly make for more interesting financial news flow, I’m sorry folks, I’m just not seeing it that way.  I’m a financial asset Mr. …

The Winter Olympics open this week in Milan, a global showcase of discipline, precision, and marginal gains measured in hundredths of a second. Yet one thing remains constant. Every event ends with athletes on a podium, medals draped in gold, silver, and bronze. The symbolism is universal. Gold represents supremacy. Silver rewards excellence just short of the peak. Bronze honors …

“Tuesday’s gone with the wind”  –Tuesday’s Gone, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973   It has certainly been a rousing start to the New Year.  No sooner did the ball drop on Times Square and the President of Venezuela was making an unexpected visit to the United States, Iranian protesters were flooding into the streets, and sabers were rattling between the United States and …

Here are the highlights from the latest Market Insights video with Evan Coffey and Eric Parnell: Geopolitics have been noisy to start 2026 and could continue to produce headline risk, but financial markets continue to fade geopolitical shocks unless they become policy-driven.  Earnings remain supportive: Q4 results and forward EPS estimates point to continued growth, led by technology. Economic fundamentals will be …

“Lengthy, uninterrupted booms, like the one in the 1920s, produce a collective delusion. Optimism becomes a drug, or a religion, or some combination of both. Propelled along by a culture of hot tips, one-of-a-kind deals, killer sales pitches, and irresistible slogans, people lose their ability to calculate risk and distinguish between good ideas and bad ones.”   – Andrew Sorkin, 1929  The …