by David Wagner | Aug 15, 2023 | Blog, Macro Updates
Last week, President Biden signed an executive order limiting US investments in China for advanced semiconductors, quantum computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. While the executive order was narrow in scope, trade data released this week shows that a...
by David Wagner | Aug 8, 2023 | Blog, Macro Updates
I understand that a lot of y’all have upcoming client meetings, so I wanted to take more of a high-level approach to this Musing, instead of focusing on a single subject. Please find our quarterly presentation here. This presentation is meant to be a universe of...
by David Wagner | Aug 2, 2023 | Blog, Market Updates
July ‘23 Market Recap: The S&P 500 gained 3.2% in July on a total return basis, the fifth month of gains and the ninth straight positive July. Less favorable seasonality in late summer has investors cautious, but lately, it appears that the path of least...
by David Wagner | Jul 25, 2023 | Equity Case Studies, Equity Research
On recent travels, I’ve been doing some thinking on the overall valuation of the domestic market – alongside reading a few differentiated thoughts on the matter. I don’t want to go as far as saying that investors need to be discounting a revolutionary change in the...
by David Wagner | Jul 20, 2023 | Blog, Macro Updates
Before we dive in, if anyone needs any of our quarterly newsletters, presentations, updates, etc., feel free to reach out. Also, if anyone would like a quarterly market update call – hit me directly (david@apt.us). We have a lot of very thought-provoking commentary on...
