Previewing Clearwater Capital’s Outlook 2025

Previewing Clearwater Capital’s Outlook 2025

In 2024, the S&P 500 experienced a remarkable rise of over 23% and delivered a total return of 25%.  This was a year punctuated by 57 record highs, marking it as the fifth most prolific year for records since 1957, all without a single correction reaching 10%.  Central to this impressive performance were the "Magnificent Seven," a group of influential stocks that fueled roughly half of the gains.  Their leadership was propelled by investments and optimism surrounding artificial intelligence, which bolstered large-cap and growth stocks.

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The Bitcoin Boom and the "Trump Bump": What’s Behind the Surge?

The Bitcoin Boom and the "Trump Bump": What’s Behind the Surge?

Since Donald Trump’s re-election, Bitcoin has surged toward the $100,000 mark, fueled by optimism over a potentially more crypto-friendly regulatory landscape. Investors and pundits alike are dubbing this rally the “Trump Bump,” as expectations for pro-crypto policies under the new administration send waves of enthusiasm through the markets. 

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Investing in Stocks in an Escalating Market Environment – A Few Considerations for Every Investor

Investing in Stocks in an Escalating Market Environment – A Few Considerations for Every Investor

In December 2018, our team wrote a piece called “Losing Money” as a Long-Term Investor. In that article, the primary message was for investors to stay the course with a personal long-term investment plan and to prevent making irrational decisions due to stock market volatility that occurs along the way.

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The Driven Fiduciary - Precautions for Young Traders

The Driven Fiduciary - Precautions for Young Traders

Market displacements over the past 4 months have led to a massive boom in American trading activity. The extreme volatility, unusual amount of free time due to working from home, and availability of trading apps has led to more Americans day trading than ever before. According to popular mobile trading app Robinhood, they have added more than 3 million users year to date. More than half of these users are millennials who are opening an investment account for the first time. Everything considered, I think this is great for the world of finance that younger investors are getting involved. However, I think there are some important precautions I would like to raise to this generation of traders.

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