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Fourth Quarter 2012 Performance Review
The stock market treaded water during the fourth quarter, awaiting final resolution of the Fiscal Cliff. On that front, there was some positive midnight news on the final day of the year as Congress struck a deal on revenues (taxes), but predictably punted the question over spending to another day. That day will likely prove [...]
Nothing Changed
Many events have transpired since our mid-September update, but not much has really changed. Economic growth should remain slow for as far as the eyes can see, as each region of the world struggles with its own version of the New Normal. Capitalistic animal spirits have gone the way of the modern American male and [...]
Third Quarter 2012 Performance Commentary
In spite of well publicized worries over a dysfunctional government, the impending fiscal cliff, and slower earnings growth, the markets did what they usually do during such periods by confounding the experts. During the third quarter, the S&P gained more than six percent. The Broadleaf Growth Equity Portfolio (BGEP) gained a solid 5.1% on considerable [...]
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Also tagged Broadleaf, Broadleaf Partners, Finance, Growth Equity, Growth Fund, Money Manager, Stock Market, Stocks
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Plain Vanilla
Last Thursday evening, JP Morgan announced it lost at least $2 billion on trades related to “egregious” errors on its “synthetic” investments. The complex products that were meant to protect the bank instead blew up in their face. Perhaps if JP Morgan stuck to the business of making better loans, it wouldn’t be so enamored [...]
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Also tagged "Plain Vanilla", Broadleaf, Broadleaf Partners, Egregious, Investments, JP Morgan, JPM
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