Written by Kari Firestone On the anniversary of the Crash low on March 6, 2009, at 666 for the S&P 500, I want to commemorate that day both for the reverberating trauma it caused, but, more importantly, for what came after. Honestly, I feel enormous luck and gratitude that our company, Aureus, hung in there,…
[VIEW FULL POST]In this article, The Economist highlights the evolving form of the conglomerate as traditional industrial conglomerates break up, tech firms are bulking up. Click here to read the full article in The Economist
[VIEW FULL POST]This article was written for CNBC.com. Having more than one decision-maker can only work if the participants can handle the fights and come away scuffed-up but, basically, uninjured. Who has ever made much money buying a stock when everyone agreed that it was fantastic idea? Read the full article on CNBC.com here
[VIEW FULL POST]This article was written by Karen Firestone and appears in the most recent issue of Barron’s. A few years ago, I was invited to appear on CNBC as a commentator for shows like Squawk Box and Half Time Report. Then, in 2018, I began to sense a shift. Producers began to actively recruit women for…
[VIEW FULL POST]This article was written by Karen Firestone for CNBC. Many years ago, I learned from an older fund manager that, at 4:00 p.m., you need to wipe that day’s action and performance clean, mentally releasing the self-congratulations and the self-incriminations. Read the full article on CNBC.com
[VIEW FULL POST]While the stock market has shocked us back to the reality that markets don’t just go up all the time, we have seen the logical buying of very oversold stocks and improvement of international markets that hit extremely low valuations compared to the US. That’s all generally good news for orderly markets. Read the full…
[VIEW FULL POST]Kari appeared via video link on Halftime Report this week to discuss the recent selloff. Watch the full video on CNBC.com
[VIEW FULL POST]All those cynics who, for years, have predicted the end of the longest bull market in history, have finally been correct. Click here to read my new piece on CNBC.com
[VIEW FULL POST]One of the favorite pastimes of market watchers is predicting the next seismic shift in investor preference. The latest trendy forecast goes something like this: We’ve had a major pivot from the digital darling FAANG stocks to the rejuvenated “Blue Chips” of 2018. However, finding evidence of this type of leadership swap in history is far from…
[VIEW FULL POST]This WSJ article discusses how a tight labor market is forcing employers to offer new forms of benefits to lure prospective workers and retain current ones. While the seeming lack of wage growth has perplexed the market, the growth of traditional and non-traditional employee benefits often understate the extent of wage growth in today’s market….
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