The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index just experienced the worst January through April period in its history (-21%), with more than 45% of listed stocks falling by at least 50% from recent highs, more than 22% falling by at least 75%, and 5% plummeting by at least 90%. The carnage in the 10 largest technology-oriented stocks […]
On April 4th of this year, one of Per Stirling’s Directors was interviewed for an in-depth article in Barron’s Magazine, which addressed a wide array of topics that we think will be of interest to our readers. In the following pages, we will share our responses to the interview questions that dealt with the “Fed […]
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As a firm, Per Stirling is probably best known for its award-winning ethics, its client-centric fiduciary culture, and the nationally-recognized skill and expertise of its advisors, staff and management team. From the inception of the firm, Per Stirling has championed its fiduciary standards as a core founding principal, and our growth over the years has been a […]
Per Stirling Capital Management is excited to announce that it has been named to the FT300, which is The Financial Times’ list of the 300 Top Registered Investment Advisory firms in America. Per Stirling is one of only 15 Texas-based firms to be recognized, and this is the second consecutive year that Per Stirling has […]
SPECIAL REPORT: THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS In order to better understand this historic decline across asset classes, one should keep in mind that we started the year with high valuations and even higher bullish sentiment, which suggests that the markets entered into this bearish period with many portfolios very leveraged and most portfolios largely unhedged. Indeed, […]
Back in the early days of the Financial News Network, they had an exceptional credit market analyst named Ed Hart who would talk about periods “where the demand for certainty far exceeds the available supply”. If he were alive today, he would surely consider this to be one of those times. That said, even during […]
It’s been one year since the infamous Equifax hack, which exposed nearly 145 million Americans’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, drivers license information, and more. While some have discovered since then that they’ve become vulnerable to the nightmarish reality of fraudulent charges or identity theft, for most Americans this event served as a wake-up […]
Despite not even being halfway into the year, 2018 has been a busy one for us at Per Stirling, and in the best of ways. From the inception of our firm, we’ve championed our fiduciary commitment in everything we do and our growth over the years has been a testament to this philosophy. Clients want […]
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It’s tempting to mix politics and investing, but simply put, don’t do it. It has been a year since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. Over the course of the last year, I have heard from many people who were concerned about what the markets might do under a Trump presidency. (Interestingly enough, I […]
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