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Fourth Quarter 2023 Market Recap: Soft Landing Triggers Stock Rally
Once again, we witnessed a rapid and significant change in the consensus economic outlook which led to a big increase in stock prices.
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Investment Outlook: Quality Investing: A Long-Term Outperformer in a Post-Covid Economy
In the increasingly stable post-pandemic economy, the significance of quality investing is gaining recognition. This investment strategy, which prioritizes firms with robust financial health, consistent earnings, and positive cash flows, has demonstrated its capacity for long-term superior performance.
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Investment Outlook: Commercial Aerospace: There is light at the end of the tunnel
Based on the data, commercial aerospace should be a great business and investment opportunity. It’s a duopoly with Boeing and Airbus being the only two major producers of commercial aircraft.
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Ask the Rational Investor: Cusp of Manufacturing Renaissance
Over the next 7-10 years a dramatic increase in industrial spending is being forecasted as a result of several major infrastructure acts being passed: CHIPS and Science Act, Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA), and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Ask the Rational Investor: Banks are Back!
The last two years have been challenging for bank stock investors as they have dramatically underperformed the S&P Financial Sector (-7%) and S&P 500 (-0. 2%) compared to many of the largest banks, declining 30-50% over the same period.
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Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc. Partners with Alta Trust to Launch Beese Fulmer Collective Investment Trust and Beese Fulmer Quality Equity Fund
CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 16, 2023 -- Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc.
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Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc. Achieves GIPS Compliance
Canton, Ohio, October 10, 2023 - Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc.
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US Economy: A Transformative Economic Landscape is on the Horizon
Our Investment Committee meets weekly to engage in a comprehensive analysis of key macroeconomic factors impacting our portfolio companies. One recurring theme in our discussions this year has been the resilience of the labor market.
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Third Quarter 2023 Market Recap and Looking Forward
When the consensus opinion on the economic outlook changes, the financial markets respond.
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Rational Investing in an AI Bonanza
Excitement about Artificial Intelligence has been a major driver of the S&P 500’s performance this year.
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Stagflation 101: What It Means for Your Portfolio and How to Position for It!
Stagflation is a rare but serious economic phenomenon that can pose significant risks for wealthy investors.
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Is inflation really subsiding?
Until the last two weeks or so the stock market resembled the bull market after the pandemic. Led by growth stocks such as Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft and others on the excitement surrounding generative artificial intelligence.
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A closer look at the Timken Company
The Timken Company, a long-standing pillar of the American industrial sector headquartered in Canton, Ohio, recently announced second-quarter results for 2023. Financial trends remain strong but recent stock price performance has been poor after the results.
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Investment Outlook: The Challenges of US Infrastructure Spending
More than $2 trillion is currently sitting in Federal coffers. Between now and 2032, every penny will be invested in United States infrastructure.
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Be careful investing in artificial intelligence
Over the last several months, investors’ exuberance towards anything related to artificial intelligence or A. I.
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Give your portfolio a makeover with ULTA Beauty
As we have written in past Ask the Rational Investors, we focus on identifying highly profitable companies with predictable growth that return cash to shareholders. One company that combines all three of these attributes is ULTA Beauty.
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