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Chaos in Caracas
While geopolitical developments often command significant media attention, financial markets remain primarily focused on fundamentals such as earnings, economic growth, and valuations. For long-term investors, staying disciplined and thoughtfully allocated within a well-diversified portfolio remains the most effective way to generate value.
Jan 06, 2026
Podcast
Weekly Market Impact: Jan. 5, 2026
This week, Phil looks back at 2025, to discuss the year's biggest surprises and the expectations that didn't quite pan out.
Jan 05, 2026
Quarterly insights
Q4 2025: Market View Quarterly
Domestic equities ultimately delivered strong results, supported by resilient earnings across broader sectors and styles. International equities gained early leadership, outperforming during the initial tariff period due to attractive relative valuations and a sharply weakening U.S. dollar.
Jan 05, 2026
Weekly insights
Market View: Week of Jan. 2, 2026
Although the operation in Venezuela is the largest U.S. involvement in Latin America since the invasion of Panama in 1989, it is unlikely to broadly affect domestic equity markets. There could be localized effects on companies or industries with a large presence in the country, but given the small size of the country, and the lack of opposition towards the U.S. from Venezuela, it is unlikely there will be larger effects.
Jan 05, 2026
Podcast
Weekly Market Impact: Dec. 29, 2025
This week, Phil wraps up 2025 with an update on the Santa Claus rally, market reflections and has a special guest, his daughter Marcella Blancato!
Dec 29, 2025
Weekly insights
Market View: Week of Dec. 26, 2025
Although the delayed GDP report may be a bit stale at this stage, it showed solid economic growth largely driven by strong consumer spending, ahead of a projected record year for holiday-season spending.
Dec 26, 2025
Weekly insights
Market View: Week of Dec. 19, 2025
Shutdown-related noise and prior month revisions have led investors to focus on the broader trend of cooling employment and wage moderation, reinforcing the view that the labor market is softening gradually rather than deteriorating abruptly.
Dec 23, 2025
Podcast
Weekly Market Impact: Dec. 22, 2025
This week, Phil has special guests Aidan Redmond and Fred Boy from the Ladenburg Research Team to discuss their 2025 hot topics along with Phil’s latest insights on inflation data.
Dec 22, 2025
Chart of the Month
Hallucinations in Your Search Bar: When AI Makes Things Up
Across 1600 trials, the AI tools failed to correctly identify the original source article more than 60% of the time, with most responses inaccurate or incorrectly attributed.
Dec 12, 2025
Weekly insights
Market View: Week of Dec. 12, 2025
Preliminary data indicates that consumer spending remains resilient; however, with the latest retail sales report reflecting October activity, a seasonal slowdown may emerge in the interim period between back-to-school purchases and the start of holiday spending.
Dec 12, 2025
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