Market Update: Iran vs The World, Round 2
March 22, 2026 – How we got into this war is unclear to me, but some facts are known. Iran’s ballistic missile program was back into full swing and would soon have more long-range missiles than both the U.S. and Israel could ever protect against. While the rhetoric and kinetic action in June 2025 (The […]
Market Update: Iran vs The World
March 6, 2026 – Below are some of my preliminary thoughts on the situation in the Middle East. We will be hosting a mid-quarter Live Market Update on Friday, March 13th. While this is a regularly scheduled discussion, we will focus on the war, its impact on the markets, and the prospects for the Middle East […]
Market Update: Walking Towards Uncertainty
September 6, 2024 – As the summer comes to a close, we are facing a split sense of the world around us with two very different faces. In one sense, we have had a great year in the public markets as I’ll discuss below. Equities are up a lot, bonds are finally up for the […]
Market Update: Socialized Risk
June 11, 2024 – As we approach the end of the quarter and I start to think about what we have seen in the markets, I continue to be stunned by the stock market action. Up, up, and up. Stock market valuations don’t seem to be coming in line anytime soon. Growth companies with profits […]
A Road to Healthy Living: Episode 6
In Episode 6 of my Road to Healthy Living Vlog series, I discuss the results of my recent scans.
A Road to Healthy Living: Episode 5
In Episode 5 of my Road to Healthy Living Vlog series, I discuss the importance of exercise.
Market Update: Global Anxiety
April 22, 2024 – It was again another quarter in which the markets were zooming ahead – economic prosperity is all around us, peace is throughout the world, and we have finally gotten the climate under control. And pigs fly. At least that is my feeling as I look at the figures from the past […]
A Road to Healthy Living: Episode 4
In Episode 4 of my Road to Healthy Living Vlog series, I discuss about how taking control of your health is critical.
Market Update
By David Matias January 26, 2024 – As we start a new year with new hopes, I can only say that I’m happy that 2023 is behind us. It may have been a good year on the surface — markets are up and accounts are making money — but on a more human level it […]
A Road to Healthy Living: Episode 3
In Episode 3 of my Road to Healthy Living Vlog series, I discuss healthy eating and how to stay on track.
A Road to Healthy Living: Episode 2
In Episode 2 of my Road to Healthy Living Vlog series, I discuss the different technological aids that I use in my daily life.
A Road to Healthy Living: Episode 1
In the spirit of education, I have recorded a series of short videos on one of the issues that matters most to me. Namely, heath and aging well has been a growing field with an amazing amount of good information, some of it old and some of it new.