To Inspire: I (Matt Palmer) am just getting back from a four-day trip to visit our daughter, Mary Grace, who is doing a year of volunteer work at the St. Joseph Center which serves individuals and families experiencing homelessness on the west side of LA. Here is a quick video that shares my experience at […]
To Inform: So far in 2019, stock prices have gone up but analyst estimates of corporate earnings across the world have been declining. The chart below looks at MSCI World (the entire global stock market) earnings estimates for 2019. Since October, the estimate for global earnings has fallen from about $144 per share to $137 […]
To Inform: The S&P 500 rebounded +7.9% in January after a large drawdown of -9.2% in December. Those are some big numbers for one month periods, but neither should really be considered “normal.” Source: Payden & Rygel The chart from Payden & Rygel is a nice visual of the historical monthly returns dating back […]
To Inspire: Have you noticed how challenging it is to become the person you want to be, the best version of yourself? Benjamin Franklin desired to become the best version of himself; he shared in his own journal that he wanted to be a man of high moral character, a virtuous man. And as a […]
To Inform: At last week’s Portfolio’s at Panera event, we asked the attendees to be Portfolio Managers for the morning. Each client/friend of The Joseph Group was given a worksheet and was asked if they were managing an investment portfolio, whether they would be “Overweight,” “Underweight,” or “Neutral” across four primary asset classes. The discussion […]
To Inspire: The magazine Cure is free to cancer patients, survivors or caregivers. Source: https://curetoday.com Its recent “bonus” issue includes an article titled “Keeping The Faith”. Patients with cancer who have a religious or spiritual belief system report better physical health, according to the results of a meta-analysis of studies involving more than 32,000 […]
To Inspire: Tommy Spaulding, our good friend and nationally known speaker and author, shared in his January 22nd blog that a recent study indicated that the average person in this country will influence up to 80,000 people in their lifetime – either positively or negatively. Here was Tommy’s reaction: That is profound. I can’t stop thinking […]
To Inform: So far in 2019 the market for stocks and other risky assets has rallied and is beginning to recoup losses from late last year after ending 2018 with the worst December for the S&P 500 since 1931. In the Joseph Group’s Investment Strategy Team meetings, we often like to look below the surface […]
To Inspire: Do you know the story of Marianne Cope? Born in Germany on this day in 1838, Marianne’s parents emigrated to the United States, settling in Utica, NY. Her father was an invalid by the time she was in the 8th grade so Marianne left school to support her family by working in a […]
To Inspire: Do you have an early morning routine that inspires and focuses you on the personal virtues and strategies you will need to live each day with love, passion, and purpose? Research demonstrates that people with a consistent early morning routine live with more joy and effectiveness. Author and speaker Hal Elrod shares six […]