Posts by Michael Reilly
Will PacWest Bank Be the Next Fed Casualty?
Here’s something you may not know about these smaller regional banks. A lot of them have been in trouble for a while now.
Read MoreDon’t Waste Time Stressing First Republic
First Republic Bank’s demise, although regrettable, has little real impact when we’re talking about market cap.
Read MoreApril Market Review
Learn more about what to expect for your investments this quarter, and hear how Avalon can help keep your portfolio protected through the most turbulent markets.
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About the FDIC
Unfortunately, the sudden collapse of several large Regional banks over the last week has that boring old Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance back as a topic of conversation. So, we thought it might be helpful to highlight what the FDIC covers and how much… and maybe most importantly, what it does not cover. The…
Read MoreA Helpful Q&A on the Bank Crisis
And here’s the price paid… Last weekend’s fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure has dominated market news. So I want to address some of the questions and concerns surrounding what’s happening in the banking sector. Let’s dig in… Last Friday, Silicon Valley Bank (the 16th largest bank in the U.S.) failed and was…
Read MoreDon’t Lose Sight of the Bigger Picture
Thursday’s headlines were focused squarely on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Silvergate Capital. Last week’s news will inevitably get replaced by the next big thing. That big thing? Doesn’t really matter… You’ll hear about it. You’ll hear what the numbers mean. And you’ll certainly get a healthy dose of predictions. Every day it’s…
Read MoreThe 3 Charts You Need to See Today
Every day more and more of the news implies that equity markets around the world have gotten ahead of themselves – that the fundamentals don’t support the surge in price. Here in the U.S., the message has been pretty consistent. As long as employment remains at current levels and inflation remains stubborn, we can assume…
Read MoreIt’s February – What Are You Expecting?
Market participants just can’t get enough of the reasons why markets are doing whatever it is they’re doing right now. The current narrative is all about CPI data… It’s guessing if the Fed will raise rates by 25 basis points or 50 bps… Or it’s all the talk about a hard landing, soft landing, or…
Read MoreWhat Can Dow Theory Tell Us About Today’s Market?
Today, I’m going to give you one of the oldest measures of the market and economic health I know… it’s one of the originals, as a matter of fact. Dow Theory is one of the oldest techniques in market analysis and was created by Charles Dow in the 1880s, yet it’s just as relevant today…
Read MoreLet’s Focus On Understanding the Markets Right Now
Is recession around the corner? Will inflation spike as China reopens? Will the Fed stop raising rates in ‘23? We can talk all day about what might happen. And sure, it’s reasonable to say that rising interest rates are not conducive to growth assets or that the longer rates remain high the more damage could…
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