I have always believed that education and learning is fascinating and important to further ones perspective. I never would have expected to get into finance and really knew nothing about it until I got to college. After my first finance course in college, I went home that night and researched as much information as I could about the subject. It was fascinating how vast and specialized certain areas of the financial world could be. It only took one night for me to be hooked, and it became very clear early on that money and financial matters were paramount to almost everything in this world. It was through this experience that I decided to pursue a financial career so that I could be involved and learn about so many different industries.
In this blog, I will attempt to take current financial issues, along with long term financial strategies, and educate the reader in a way that makes comparisons to real life issues that everyone faces. The goal is not to make predictions and give direct financial advice, but to relate financial topics to the reader so that they can better themselves or at the very least have a different perspective. I know finance can be boring at times and hope to make it more entertaining by intertwining opinions on current news, trends, and culture along with anecdotes from personal experiences that can be relatable to the reader.
Mark R. Painter, CFA |
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
10 Surprises For 20232022 was a surprising year for many as there was very little that worked from the investing landscape. In fact, it was the worst year for a balanced 60% stock/40% bond allocation since the 1930’s. ...
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Mark R. Painter, CFA |
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
While 2021 was full of surprises, I look at 10 potential surprises for 2022 that have a higher probability of actually coming true.
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Mark R. Painter, CFA |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Serenity Now! The other night I was watching my favorite show of all time at 11 pm while simultaneously checking the futures and Asian markets as the EverGrande debt issues had finally been noticed by the markets and the media. While...
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Mark R. Painter, CFA |
Thursday, July 8, 2021
After a year marked by many surprising moves and people taking on lots of risk with their investments risk management has become an afterthought. In fact, anyone practicing risk management has lagged significantly to those that have...
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Mark R. Painter, CFA |
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The markets of the pandemic are history making in almost every way possible. One day the history books will look back at this period and explain exactly WHAT happened but until we get to the other side it is hard to tell in real time...
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