Articles written by Chris Maikisch - Benzinga

This Means Something Important To Investors

On the heels of closing out 2023 and heading into a brand new shiny new year, I like to reflect back on possible lessons learned like many in my field. 2023 will be an educational year for me and many things happened that could constitute a lesson.

Moody's Cuts US Credit Rating To Negative, Does Anyone Really Care?

This past Friday after the stock markets closed Moody’s downgraded the US credit to negative outlook because of a variety of fiscal and political factors, but affirmed its Aaa credit rating. If that makes no sense to you, join the club. It appears this is a warning about concerning behavior, rather than actually paying debts.

No Rational Bullish Thesis To Justify The S&P 500 Being Less than 10% From All-Time Highs

Have you ever had a friend you’ve lent a caring ear, to listen to their relationship issues? All the while listening, you’re saying to yourself, this relationship appears doomed. Nonetheless, you just can’t bring yourself to providing that type of advice?

Forget Soft Landing, No Landing, Higher For Longer...Is The Stock Market Dead Money For The Next 10-20 Years?

So much of how our markets work is based on optimism. Can you imagine being a money manager and your entire sales pitch is some negative diatribe about how the market is going down and will continue to go down?