James Tharin, CFA
Watching the Fed
The broad US stock market indices finished down for the third quarter in a row with the S&P 500 coming in at minus 24.77, the Nasdaq down...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Rule Number Two
The first three rules of investing in the stock market are: 1) the trend is your friend, 2) don’t fight the Fed, and 3) beware the crowd...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Jul 13
- 2 min
Slowing Economic Activity and Rising Inflation - A Dangerous Combination
You’ve undoubtedly heard by now that the S&P 500 just had its worst six month start to any year since 1970 coming in at minus 20.58%. ...
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James Tharin, CFA
- May 25
- 4 min
Stock Market Bottoms Don't Require Capitulation but it Sure Does Help
One of the advantages of getting older is experience and the wisdom that (supposedly) comes with it. I would say that over 30 years of...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Apr 11
- 2 min
In Case you Haven’t Heard
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but…various parts of the yield curve have started to invert. If I haven’t already lost you, please...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Feb 17
- 1 min
The Cat is on the Fence - Which Way will he Jump?
It appears that the bounce off the Covid lows in the S&P 500 that started in late March of 2020 has come to an end, but only temporarily....
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James Tharin, CFA
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
A Few Charts Worth Watching
The S&P 500 is above its long-term trend line going back to the 1960’s reflecting the post Covid rally. As we have written in the past ad...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min
Time to Make a Few Trades?
Most of the clients of Emerald Asset Management are long term investors who want to participate in the growth of the economy by holding...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
Hold Your Positions, it’s a Bull Market (duh)
As long term investors, which most of our clients are, the goal is to buy high quality equity investments and hold onto those investments
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James Tharin, CFA
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
From 1950 to 1981 to 2020 - The Big Picture
In 1981 the yield on the 10-year treasury bond peaked at around 15.5% after rising since 1950. Since the early 1980’s interest rates have b
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James Tharin, CFA
- Oct 5, 2020
- 3 min
What about the Election?
My response is always the same. Political bets are almost always bad bets, at least in my opinion. First of all, this race in particular
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James Tharin, CFA
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Second Quarter Review
The S&P 500 started this year at 3244.67 and closed out the second quarter out at 3100.29. That translates into a year to date loss of 4.45
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James Tharin, CFA
- Apr 7, 2020
- 3 min
The Roaring '20's?
I think the last thing anybody needs right now is a recap of the first quarter. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, and I guess...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
Smart Money Versus Dumb Money – Which are You?
According to Investopedia “The basic efficient market hypothesis posits that the market cannot be beaten because it incorporates all
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James Tharin, CFA
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
Corona Virus Concerns Should Lead to a Buying Opportunity in US Equities
Today’s 1000 plus point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is largely being attributed to increasing fears over the possibility...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
The Year of the Rat
On January 25th of 2020, the Chinese Zodiac Calendar flips to the year of the Rat, specifically Year of the Metal (Gold) Rat. I’m not...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Oct 1, 2019
- 2 min
Investment Playbook - October 2019
The first sentence of our 2019 Mid-Year Outlook read “Congratulations, you just made it through another bear market! We think the...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
Not Making Money in Stocks? Here's Why
If your 401(k) feels flat there's a reason. A quick glance at the chart below shows that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is below its...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Jul 8, 2019
- 5 min
2019 Mid-Year Outlook
Congratulations, you just made it through another bear market! We think the cyclical bear is heading back to his cave and that the...
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James Tharin, CFA
- Mar 1, 2019
- 3 min
Somebody Lend Me a Dollar
The reason for the complacency about the national debt can it part be attributed to an Australian economist named Bill Mitchell. In 1990, M
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