Waypoints

Today I wanted to make a quick post and add a couple of items that support my portfolio ideas for the year.

My readers know my general thesis for the upcoming year: volatility in markets caused by rate hikes, with a side dish of batshit-insane geopolitical volatility, the likes of which we (1) definitely have not priced in and (2) have not seen in decades.

I mean, come on.

These were the things I kept in mind when I picked the 23 names I wanted to own for the year. When I put together my 23 Stocks To Watch In 2023 (Part 1 here, Part 2 here) I wanted to create a somewhat diversified, risk adverse, plan for myself heading into the new year.

If I had the chance to change anything about these names, now that it’s almost April, I wouldn’t. I feel as though my thesis is heading in the exact direction I have been forecasting for months. Keep in mind, however, that I am often wrong.

With that being said as a disclaimer (please read full disclaimer at the bottom of this post), I wanted to add some “waypoints” to my thesis that have come up in the last 48 hours. I’ll spare you the obvious and assume you have already read a couple of these:

• Everyone Is Just Pretending Nothing’s Wrong

• This Financial Crisis Will Be Like None Other In History

• Saudi Arabia Just Killed The Petrodollar Right In Front Of Our Eyes

• Why Timing The Fed Isn’t Timing The Market

• The New “Cold War” Gold Race Is On

Today I wanted to make a quick post and add a couple of items that support my portfolio ideas for the year.