In response to the economic devastation from the COVID-19 pandemic, the avalanche of grants, loans, and government stimulus provided to businesses and individuals, has been unprecedented.

We believe the recently approved coronavirus stimulus package combined with the Federal Reserve’s ability and willingness to print trillions of dollars should help cushion a longer and steeper downturn.

For the first time in U.S. history, the U.S. economy started and ended an entire decade without a recession. While the market vacillated between risk-on and risk-off at various times throughout the year, in the end stocks and bonds had an extraordinary run in 2019, posting their biggest simultaneous gains in over two decades.

The ongoing market volatility from an abundance of changing data points (oil prices, U.S.-China trade dispute, and interest rates) has introduced additional market risk.

Equity markets produced a significant reversal in the 1st quarter of 2019 following one of the worst periods of performance to close out 2018. While we do not believe a recession is imminent, the markets are at an inflection point.

Equity markets produced a significant reversal in the 1st quarter of 2019 following one of the worst periods of performance to close out 2018. While we do not believe a recession is imminent, the markets are at an inflection point.

Worries about rising interest rates, the continuing trade friction between the U.S. and China, and geopolitical tensions tempered risk appetites among investors in the 4th quarter. What events will trigger markets to move up or down in 2019?

Despite vast publicity in the media, very few people really understand Bitcoin. We will attempt to explain Bitcoin in simple, nontechnical terms and why we think current Bitcoin market investors are riding a speculative wave that could soon collapse.