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It’s a new quarter, it’s halfway through the year….time for an update from Alternative Strategies Group.

What is in the news that has you concerned so far this year?

Time for a quick recap of some important events from last week.  Some data obtained from our friends at the Sherman Sheet and used with their permission.

Hello Everyone,

A few thoughts on the markets as we roll into August.  Some of the data included in this blog is courtesy of the Sherman Sheet.

Hello all – I thought I would check-in and share an update now that we are a little over halfway through 2017.

Here is some raw data taken from our friends at the Sherman Sheet:

I Googled' it:  "about 16,900,000 results"  So, do you think there might be some opinions on the stock market hitting all-time highs right now?

Remember when we used to write checks?  It always took me a few weeks into the new year to train myself to put the correct date on my checks.  This year is no different, it doesn’t seem like it can already be January.  Unless of course you live anywhere near where I live – sunny Antarctica, or, is it South Dakota?

The days are getting shorter, the Thanksgiving leftovers are almost gone (the pie was gone a few days ago), and before we know it another year will be in the books.                                          

Hello everyone!  I have sorted through a lot of data within the last few days and thought it would be quicker and easier to share my thoughts and that information with you through a video.  Enjoy! 
 

Greetings everyone.  I hope these last few days of August find you well.  It is still very much summer in the Midwest with typical heat and humidity in the Sioux Falls area heading into Labor Day weekend.

Here is a truncated look at the markets from last week, thanks to our friends at the Sherman Sheet in St Louis.  I will close with some thoughts on the week ahead.

August Updates:

Since mid-July we have been talking about a possible topping in the markets and the potential for some short-term selling.  My models began lessening their exposure to the stock market about the 18^th of July and are taking a defensive position as of the 1st of August.  Here are the main reasons why: