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Kenan Samms

The Politics of Investments

Friday, September 18, 2009   The Race from Bretton Woods Poignancy will not be lost in this edition of the strategist.  I write to you this week from Bretton Woods in New Hampshire as I prepare to embark on a ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Remember: Performance is not an outcome, it is a discipline

Friday, September 4, 2009   Cue September As if simply following the media script, markets finally pulled back again this week after relentless gains. Measuring the severity of the fall, last Friday we closed at ...READ»

EAST COAST   |  Comment

East versus West Coast

Are we really so different in East versus West coast towns of America? Why is it so? Read more to find out.READ»

Kenan Samms

Performance is not an outcome, it is a discipline...

Tuesday, August 18, 2009   "Leveling off" In the Fed’s FOMC release on Wednesday, Bernanke and Co. asserted that from their vantage point, the economy is "leveling off". This shift in language from "stabilizing" ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Buy in May and Go Away!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009   Buy in May Students of the Stock Traders Almanac will tell you that market returns over the best six month period of the year (November 1st thru April 30th) tend to trump those of ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Washington Briefing May 2009

Friday, May 8, 2009   Mr. Waddell Goes to Washington Earlier this week, Stacie and I had a terrific opportunity to travel to Washington for a comprehensive debriefing.  Through my membership in the Society of ...READ»

Kenan Samms

From Housing to Banks to Revenue...

Friday, April 24, 2009   SOU Viewing Reminder   To view the 2009 State of the Union videos on Youtube click here.   From Housing… We concluded last week’s edition of the ...READ»

Kenan Samms

This one has not gotten away!

Monday, April 20, 2009   Waddell Stimulus Package The family trip to Disney World has done wonders for Disney shares.  Our adventure last week drove them up 8%.  Orlando appears to be recession resistant ...READ»

Kenan Samms
NASDAQ   |  Comment

Showtime!

Monday, February 9, 2009 Showtime I remember having breakfast with one of our treasured clients on Thursday, September 18th.  He asked me if I felt that the markets could repair themselves.  I responded emphatically, ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Super Bowl Indicators

Sunday, February 1, 2009   Bravo!  If you haven’t picked up a copy of Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, please do.  It reads like Hemingway.  I laughed, I cried, I liked it better than "Cats."  The world suffers no ...READ»

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