Articles authored by Ryan Detrick
Cathie Wood is Back!
In the latest episode of Facts vs Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, are joined by Cathie Wood of Ark Invest to unpack the state of innovation in finance, the market’s reaction to tariffs, and the evolving role of AI, Bitcoin, and government in shaping the future economy. …
Worries And Uncertainty Grow, But There Are Positives
“Everybody in the world is a long-term investor until the market goes down.” – Peter Lynch, famed manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund After the S&P 500 gained nearly 6% two weeks ago, there was some well-deserved giveback last week and again on Monday. Sparking the weakness last week was a big down day on …
Bull Market? Bear Market? Or Something in the Middle?
“The wise make great use of adversity, the foolish whine about it.” Dee Hock, Founder of Visa The wild market action continues, but at least stocks have bounced and in some big ways the past week or so. Back on Monday, April 7, the S&P 500 opened up down more than 2%, yet stocks finished …
Is The Recession Imminent?
In the latest episode of Facts vs Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, dissect the ripple effects of tariffs, high interest rates, and a wavering investment environment on the U.S. and global economies. With companies freezing investment plans and government spending cooling off, the duo explores how the …
Welcome to the Crash of 2025
In this episode of Facts vs. Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, break down the immediate fallout of last week’s tariffs announcement and how it could impact both the U.S. and the global economy. They dive into the plunging markets, how a trade war could trigger a recession, …
15 Things All Investors Need To Know
“It is about time in the market, not timing the market.” Old investment saying As of now, the S&P 500 has avoided officially entering a bear market (down 20% from the February 19th closing high), but who knows, by the time you read this we might be there. I’ll take a different approach today …
Waving Goodbye to A Tariff-ible Quarter
“It is uncertainty, far more than disaster, that unnerves and weakens markets.” -John Steele Gordon, American writer After serious consideration, we’ve decided to move all of our portfolios into Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory, because if you’ve ever had one then you know. Now that I have your attention, April Fool’s Day! Now …
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Lindsey Bell and Debbie Taylor
In this special episode of Facts vs. Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, welcome Lindsey Bell, Chief Market Strategist at Clearonomics, and Debbie Taylor, Managing Partner and Chief Tax Strategist at Carson Wealth, for a special Women’s History Month Livestream. Together, they discuss their careers, recent market trends, and how investors …
Stocks Rarely Peak in February and Five Other Things to Know Right Now
“If everybody is thinking alike, somebody isn’t thinking.” -General George S. Patton Last week, we discussed how the S&P 500 officially moved into a correction, which is down 10% from the February 19th peak. We noted then that most years (even some of the best years) see volatility and scary headlines, with many of those …
Women’s History Month: Building Community for Women in Finance
March is Women’s History Month, and we’re celebrating with a special livestream edition of Facts vs Feelings! Hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, will discuss markets, taxes, investing, the economy, and more with some of the best and brightest women leaders in the world of finance. Ryan and …