by David Wagner | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog
Ride Wit Me – Copart, Inc. As fundamental analysts, we need to do the work – we need to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. We don’t solely rely on sell-side analysts’ expectations, price targets, etc. If Nelly, the rapper, was a sell side...
by David Wagner | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
Let the March Madness begin! As you may know, Aptus has six (6) employees that played D-1 College Basketball at UNC Wilmington, UA-Huntsville, and Wright State. The latter of the group is the only one to make the tournament this year and will be playing Wednesday...
by David Wagner | Mar 9, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
It’s no secret that the underlying market dynamics have changed over the past month due to geopolitical forces potentially causing a slowdown in global growth. In our 2022 Market Outlook, we told investors to focus on growth because we knew that we’d get some type of...
by David Wagner | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog, Market Reviews
The market, measured by the S&P 500, officially entered a “correction” phase, as investors continue to disseminate the latest news on the Russia/Ukraine front. Markets have been attempting to price in worst case scenarios as it pertains to Russia and Ukraine over...
by David Wagner | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
Update on Russia/Ukraine Asset Allocation Implications: How might the current geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine impact a client’s asset allocation? Yes; the simple answer would be that we’ve seen substantial volatility in the equity markets –...