During the Covid crisis we spent many days having webinars to try to calm people's nerves about what we saw as the outcome of all recessions and market dislocations. Our advice was to stay the course and continue to add to your retirement funds. As we approach the middle of June the market has almost fully recovered the enormous losses incurred at the beginning of the year. [ 108 more words ]
http://granitegroupblog.com/2020/06/05/allocation/
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Allocation
On Dec 26th for 2019, our blog stated: It’s not the price of the market, it’s the valuation of the market. The markets are the greatest predictors of future economic growth. Sometimes the markets get too enthusiastic. Granite Group believes that the 2020 returns will not be as robust. If you are retiring or in need of funds, please make sure your allocation reflects your risk and needs. [ 290 more words ]
http://granitegroupblog.com/2020/05/15/what-should-an-investor-do-now/
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What should an investor do now?
We Answer Your Biggest Questions For anyone with money in the stock market the last month has been harrowing to say the least. The S&P 500 has tumbled more than 30% from its high in mid-February, oil prices have cratered, and the coronavirus pandemic threatens to cause economic chaos as businesses large and small shutter operations and furlough employees. What should you do? [ 800 more words ]
http://granitegroupblog.com/2020/03/24/protecting-your-401k-in-a-market-downturn/
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Protecting Your 401K in a Market Downturn?
The difference between the 2008-2009 and today is the catalyst. It was clear before the markets broke in 2008, that financial firms were leveraged and made loans to people that should have never been allowed to have a loan. It was a known. The S&P fell about 45% from October 2008 through March 2009. Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and other famous Wall Street firms went out of business and many professionals lost their jobs or had their income severely reduced. [ 531 more words ]
http://granitegroupblog.com/2020/03/17/market-unknowns-makes-this-downturn-a-lot-different-from-2009/
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Market Unknowns Makes This Downturn a Lot Different From 2009
An escalating dispute between Saudi Arabia and Russia added oil to the fire of uncertainty around the Covid-19 outbreak, figuratively and literally, causing the markets to overact in an already volatile period. Yesterday’s rout saw the Dow losing 7.8% in trading and oil prices plummeting 20%. The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury also fell to a new record low of 0.38%. [ 385 more words ]
http://granitegroupblog.com/2020/03/10/when-it-comes-to-investing-fear-is-never-your-friend/
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When it Comes to Investing, Fear is Never Your Friend
This week we have seen markets pull back at an incredibly quick pace from their peak on Feb 19th . Investors need to recognize a few points about the speed of the selloff that is somewhat different than the past. Obviously, there are risks that are associated with the Coronavirus outbreak that will have a short term effect on the economies of the world, but it is important to take a step back look at some information. [ 323 more words ]
http://granitegroupblog.com/2020/02/28/panic-and-fear-are-usually-bad-drivers-for-decision-making/
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Panic and fear are usually bad drivers for decision making
This year has been the tale of two tapes. For those that have exposure to large cap funds (JA Glynn Large Growth) and mid-cap (Carillion Mid-Cap Growth ), small growth (Oak Ridge), growth mutual funds, those assets are up significantly this year. For those with exposure to Large Value funds (Columbia Thread Needle) and Mid-Cap (WFC mid value), small value (Royce Total return) [ 385 more words ]
http://granitegroupblog.com/2020/10/30/the-tale-of-two-tapes-trick-or-treat/
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The tale of two tapes: Trick or Treat?
With the recent volatility in the markets, Granite Group Advisors thought it would be prudent to share our thoughts on what is happening, and what you can do. While many of you may be interested in discussing the crazy happening in GameStop and Bitcoin etc.. we will focus on what we see going forward. It is no secret that the equity markets are trading at records with lofty valuations....
http://granitegroupblog.com/2021/02/01/current-market-environment/
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Current Market Environment
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Great Companies In Cannabis
