Craig Birk | TalkMarkets | Page 4
Executive Vice President of Portfolio Management at Personal Capital
My professional passion is helping individuals and families get the most from their money. Much of my career centered on generating alpha (beating a benchmark) for high net worth investors and big institutions. While relative performance remains incredibly important over time, my focus has evolved ...more

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Tesla Can Teach Us The Importance Of Diversification
Tesla is one of the most polarizing stocks I can remember. People seem to either love it or hate it. CEO Elon Musk's unusual behavior on the company’s earnings call caused shares to fall 6% despite most financial metrics being better than expected.
Q1 18 Review: A Return Of Volatility And A Time To Revisit Strategy
After a lengthy snooze, market volatility resurfaced in Q1. The year started off hot. US stocks rose 5.2% in January and extended the S&P 500’s all-time record for consecutive positive months.
Market Volatility And A Very Busy Week In Washington
A conciliatory tone on trade from both China and the US as well as easing fears around a military escalation stemming from Syria’s apparent chemical attack led to rising stock prices.
Is Market Timing A Myth?
What do market timing and stock picking have in common with Las Vegas?
Trade War Tensions, A Fed Rate Hike, And Facebook
Stocks were hit by a combination of trade war tensions, Facebook controversy, and another Fed rate hike. Safer assets such as bonds and the often overlooked utilities sector held up well for the week
A Busy Week In Washington And The Fiduciary Rule’s Fate
Stocks drifted lower as investors pondered the impacts of tariffs, White House drama, and rising interest rates. Meanwhile, a court of appeals ruled that the Department of Labor overreached with its fiduciary rule and struck down the law.
Momentum Remains On Bulls' Side
This long bull market has been fueled by accommodative policy from central banks globally. So it is no wonder the market is somewhat obsessed with Fed interest rate policy. That made Friday’s jobs report a home run.
Capital Markets Review & Commentary
Capital markets remain choppy, oscillating between fears of Fed rate hikes/protectionist policy and solid underlying economic fundamentals/earnings growth.
Market Rarely Driven By Just One Factor
The earnings yield of stocks remains significantly higher than Treasuries and suggests stocks should be able to withstand moderate bond yield increases.
7 Things You Should Know About Your Finances
For successful financial planning, it is critical to understand what you’ve got, how much you make, what you owe, how you spend, and how you are investing for the future.
Active Vs. Passive Investing
For many years we’ve watched thousands of individuals invest, and the vast majority who tried to make money by picking hot stocks or by market timing end up hurting themselves more than they helped themselves. Sometimes badly.
Tax Management: 4 Key Areas For Investors
Improper tax management can cost you more than a quarter of your long-term return, severely limiting spending power in retirement.
How To Save For & Spend In Retirement
You are the CEO of your money – at the end of the day, managing your money is your job, and you’ve got important decisions to make.
Potential Government Shutdown Doesn’t Faze Market
Stocks continued a torrid march higher, inspired by early earnings results and unfazed by threats of government shutdown. Temporary government funding is set to run out of money, though lawmakers remained optimistic about reaching an agreement.
Market Outlook In 2018: Bull Markets & Trends
Currently, we’re enjoying the second-longest bull market of the last 100 years. We’re not sure how long this will last, and that makes some folks understandably nervous.
Q4 2017 Market Recap: Bitcoin, Tax Reform & Bull Markets
2017 was a year full of headlines: the second-longest bull market of the last 100 years; a new Fed Chairman in Q4; Bitcoin and cryptocurrency; sweeping tax reform…
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