by Trent Smalley, CMT | Apr 27, 2021 | Investing
Over the past twenty years, the investment landscape has seen the mass adoption of exchange traded funds. ETFs offer investors a simple way to achieve exposure to underlying indexes both in and outside of the U.S. as well as diversification across multiple subsectors...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 29, 2021 | Investing, Stock Market Analysis
As I write, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has managed to close at another record high year to date. What is going on beneath the surface though, has been telling a different story. To illustrate my point, let’s do a quick exercise. If you were to take an exam...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 23, 2021 | Investing
Since as of late, so much emphasis has been put on the market’s rotation out of growth stocks and into value, I wanted to put together a series on growth stock investing. What it is, why it may or may not be right for you, and what one is to expect from this...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 10, 2021 | Investing
The investing game offers up no shortage of teachable moments. It is my job as an advisor to invest client money in such a way that fits their goals and objectives, as well as provide some insight to help them understand what they may come to expect from their...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 15, 2021 | Investing, Stock Market Analysis
Happy President’s Day. With three day weekends comes extra time for market research, as well as catching up on all of the financial news I generally miss during the week. This weekend I came across a Forbes Article entitled, “Beating The Market Is Simple...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 3, 2021 | Investing, Stock Market Analysis
In 2011 I made my first ever trip to New York City. Growing up, we didn’t travel to places like that. For a small town Nebraska kid, it seemed out of reach, too expensive, and like somewhere I probably wouldn’t fit in. Working for DTN, a market data and...
