There really is nothing quite like price to change investor sentiment. Year after year, short-term traders make emotional decisions at the wrong moments, either fearfully selling as markets come under extreme pressure or eagerly buying after markets reflect overly optimistic outcomes. From the stock market melt-up at the start of 2018 to a near melt-down … Continued
What are they? Opportunity Zones were created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). According to the IRS, an Opportunity Zone is “an economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment.” States and territories were quick to take advantage of this chance to encourage local … Continued
There is no better time than the first few months of the year to utilize the momentum of the season to ensure your financial health is given proper attention. To kick off the process, you must first take a moment to reflect on 2018 to determine what is working and what needs attention. From there, … Continued
Watch Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, and the rest of the CNBC Halftime Report panel discuss today’s upgrade by JP Morgan’s retail analyst of Nike. Brenda’s commentary begins at the 3:40 mark in the video. The content was produced and provided by an unaffiliated third party entity. We are providing this video … Continued
Watch Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, during her return visit to CNBC’s Halftime Report on Thursday, December 20th. Her commentary begins at the 5:42 mark. In her role as a regular CNBC contributor, Brenda will make her next appearance on CNBC’s Halftime Report tomorrow, December 21, 2018, at 9 AM PST / … Continued
Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, returned to CNBC’s Halftime Report program on Friday, November 30th. Watch as she discusses a possible trade truce between the U.S. and China over the weekend, which materialized on Saturday, resulting in a market rally at the open on Monday. Her commentary begins at the 1:45 mark … Continued
Watch Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer Brenda Vingiello, CFA, discuss the global trade overhang on CNBC’s Halftime Report program earlier today. And stay tuned for her next appearance as a regular contributor tomorrow, November 30, 2018 at 9am PST / 12 noon EST. The content was produced and provided by an unaffiliated third party entity. … Continued
Before earning the moniker “Gen X”, my generation was known as the 13th Generation (being the country’s 13th generation since American Independence). While not the luckiest of numbers, I’ve always considered our generation to be fortunate, having grown up before the technology revolution as well as having benefited so substantially in our work and lives … Continued
In the decade since the severe credit crisis of 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank has pumped over three trillion dollars of liquidity into the markets by purchasing Treasuries, mortgage bonds and other assets. The Fed has also kept interest rates relatively low, despite its recent short-term rate hikes and its initial efforts to gradually shrink … Continued
Following very strong third quarter stock market returns, volatility in October has picked up significantly, culminating this week with a correction that caused the S&P 500 to move into negative territory for the year. Given the severity of the sell-off, (down 10% since late September) as well as the significant daily volatility, we thought you … Continued