Commentary and Research Papers
2025
2025
April was a historically tumultuous month in the financial markets. The month started off with President Trump’s “Liberation Day”, which saw the announcement of sweeping tariffs on imports from trading partners throughout the world. With some tariffs reaching as high as 145% (China), these would be the steepest US tariffs imposed in over 100 years.
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2025
2025
We have to admit we are disappointed to have been caught offsides by the tariff chaos at the end of the quarter. We had used some of the volatility throughout the month to add to our retail (ShoeCarnival) and industrial (Allient, Helios Technologies) positions, but these did not hold up in the weakness near quarter-end. Fears about tariffs, economic contraction, and sweeping changes in the Federal Government rocked all but the most conservative holdings.
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Commentary and Research Papers
2025
2025
Pinnacle Associates’ Portfolio Manager, Jack Bocock, is featured in @U.S. News & World Report's recent article on top nuclear energy stocks and ETFs. He shared his insights on the sector's evolving landscape, which is marked by continued innovation.
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2025
2025
It was a bruising quarter for stocks, which posted their worst quarter since 2022. As investors assessed the potential US economic impact of new tariffs on some of our largest trading partners, many economists lowered their global growth estimates, citing spillover effects from US trade policies. Also, as inflation measures remained stubbornly above the Fed’s 2% target, investor concerns increased about potential stagflation, an environment characterized by stagnant economic growth and rising inflation.
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2025
2025
We have to admit we are disappointed to have been caught offsides by the tariff chaos at the end of the quarter. We had used some of the volatility throughout the month to add to our retail (Shoe Carnival) and industrial (Allient, Helios Technologies) positions, but these did not hold up in the weakness near quarter-end. Fears about tariffs, economic contraction, and sweeping changes in the Federal Government rocked all but the most conservative holdings. We like the overall composition of the portfolio, but the Administration’s by zantine tariff proposals are forcing all equity investors to extend our investment horizon.
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2025
2025
Stock indexes went from bad to worse in March, as growing trade uncertainty weighed on stock prices. While stocks were weak in February as the post-election euphoria ebbed, March saw intensifying worries over President Trump’s prospective tariff policies, sticky inflation,spiking layoff announcements in the public and private sector and weakening consumer sentiment surveys.
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