The struggles of 2020 flooded into 2021 as the deadly virus continues to spread, and now our American Republic is being tested in ways we have never before experienced.
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As long as there is enough liquidity in the private markets, and putting aside the widespread marketing that accompanies a traditional IPO, there aren’t many other compelling reasons why a growing company with a promising future would choose to go public. So why has this trend suddenly reversed in 2020? Why are companies suddenly choosing to go public rather than stay private?
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The September Small Business Survey report by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reflects a newfound degree of optimism amidst the uncertainty headed into the final quarter of 2020.
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America has been through a lot over the past two weeks, and it’s almost the worst I've ever seen.
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An important metric we track is the spread between equity valuations and treasury yields. We often leverage this spread as a relative valuation tool, allowing us to quantify the incremental risk investors take on when moving up the risk asset curve and investing in stocks.
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Since the beginning of the Coronavirus, there’s been much speculation about which businesses will recover, which will falter, and to what degree.
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Despite the 3,600 businesses that have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and 40 million who lost their jobs, the CARES Act has made the individual consumer filthy cash rich.
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Seven years ago, on July 5, 2013, we declared our independence by forming Mirador Capital Partners.
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We can gauge the risk-reward of investing in stocks by comparing it against risk-free money.
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Please join us in welcoming our 2020 summer interns!
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Last year, Tri-Valley companies, as measured by the Mirador Tri-Valley Index, produced an outstanding return of 33%, venture capital funding was close to $400 million and the Tri-Valley saw the arrival of 1,131 new businesses. Although 2020 is painting quite a different picture, Tri-Valley companies are continuing to outperform the market as a whole.
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Yesterday, the New York Federal Reserve released their Survey of Consumer Expectations for the month of April. In their own words the data shows a “considerable deterioration in households’ expectations about most economic outcomes.”
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