Summary No one knows the specifics of new economic policies nor when they will begin to affect the economy, but our view from Main Street, Walnut Creek is the positive aspects...
40 Years of Investment Consistency Amidst Volatility
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Election 2016: 7 Crucial Investment Questions Answered
Our Investment Advisory clients experienced nine months of solid performance despite numerous stiff headwinds in 2016. The headwinds started in the opening weeks of the year with...
A Turn in the Tide: The Case for Rising Interest Rates
The purpose of this article is to make the case for a primary trend rise in yields. If this assumption turns out to be correct, it is within the realm of possibilities that this...
2016 Fall Financial Market Outlook
Summary This update focused on the challenges facing investors. Retired investors are especially challenged to both protect and grow their portfolios in today’s low return...
A New Cyclical Bull Market in the Oil Patch Has Begun
The price of crude oil topped out in June 2014, then bottomed in February 2016 and has since partially recovered. During this period, the price of oil plunged by 76% and reached...
Stocks Are Breaking the Glass Ceiling: 6 Reasons to Be Bullish
At the beginning of 2000, I unsuccessfully submitted a bearish stock market article, A Turn of the Tide, to a well-known US financial publisher. At the time, in the middle of a...
Meeting the Investment Challenges
Summary Our typical portfolio was well positioned and, despite the many challenges, performed nicely with attractive returns. We take comfort in relying on time tested market...
Streamers: The Low Risk Gold Investment
“A mine is a hole in the ground with a fool at the bottom and a crook at the top.” – Mark Twain In May we laid out the case that a new cyclical bull market in gold had begun -...
The Win-Win Case for a Bull Market in Gold—Part I
For years I have always thought of the gold price as a discounting mechanism for inflation. In recent months though, the price has rallied sharply under what appears to be a...
Keep Your Investment Seat Belts Fastened
In our October Newsletter, Reducing Risk to a Safer Portfolio Speed, we explained how stock market driving conditions were more hazardous and why it was prudent to maintain a...
Spring Stock Market Update – Driving A Slow Speed
Spring Stock Market Update - Driving a Slow Speed Summary of Webinar from March 16th, 2016 This client webinar, offered an update on our current thinking and explanation of...
Pring Turner Ranked #1 Venerated Voice for 2015
Since its beginning 39 years ago, Pring Turner has placed great emphasis and value on educating our clients and the investor community. We designed this blog to uphold that value...