Could the three words “Prime Childbearing age” foreshadow the next big up move in the stock market? We’re all familiar with the “Baby Boom” generation and the massive impact they’ve had on society. But, less noticed is their offspring, dubbed the “Echo Boom.” Nearly 80 million strong, “they will be become the next dominant generation of Americans,” according to CBS News.                                            …

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Why Europe Needs Oil

 

Oct 18, 2011

 

By Peter C. Thoms, CFA

Founder, Orion Capital Management LLC

 

For equity investors, the third quarter…

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Our Prescription for Market Volatility

June 24, 2011

 

By Peter C. Thoms, CFA

Founder, Orion Capital Management LLC…

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CORONADO, Calif., Jul 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bruce Ives, President and CEO of Coronado First Bank (the "Bank") /quotes/comstock/11k!cdfb (CDFB 3.00, +0.05, +1.70%) , announced unaudited financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2010, highlighting the Bank's 45% reduction in non-performing loans.



"Our focus on cleaning up our non-performing assets (NPA's) hit its stride in the second quarter as the Bank reaped the benefits of our aggressive strategy to successfully… Continue

CORONADO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bruce Ives, President and CEO of Coronado First Bank (the “Bank”) (OTCBB: CDFB), announced unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Total assets grew to $93 million and total deposits grew to $83 million, an increase of 14% and 19% over March 31, 2009, respectively. Total loans were reduced by 5% to $72 million, while total deposits increased by 19% to $83 million. The Bank reported a first quarter profit of $64,000 ($0.05… Continue

Orion Capital Management LLC, an independent investment management firm located on Coronado, was recognized in the February 2010 issue of San Diego Magazine as a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager. San Diego Magazine… Continue

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During the fourth quarter of 2009, global equity markets continued their strong march upward, albeit at a slower pace than the preceding two quarters. To close out what has otherwise been a miserable decade for risk assets such as stocks and non-government bonds, virtually every risk asset screamed into the 2009 finish. Since the March lows, the U.S. stock market rose at a rate unseen since 1933. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, for example, rose 53.9% from its March… Continue

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The third quarter of 2009 saw a continued strong rebound in the global equity markets following what appeared to be broad investor recognition earlier this year that the Great Depression, Part II was not under way. The S&P 500, after having been down by as much as 25% in early 2009, ended the third quarter solidly in positive territory with a year-to-date gain of 17%. The bounce off the March 9th low of 666 has been a breathtaking rise of nearly 59% in just under… Continue

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Even after a ferocious three-week rally in March that sent the broad market indexes up more than 20% off their lows, the S&P 500 Index was still in negative territory for the year through March 31 with a loss of 11.7%. But after global stock markets moved together in near lock-step (in a downward direction) during the height of the financial crisis in late 2008, some international markets are beginning to veer off in their own directions. This separation of… Continue

The following post is from Orion Capital Management - a Coronado owned and operated independent investment firm that manages assets for a broad spectrum of clients.



Dear Investors,



For the first two months of 2009, financial markets around the world have continued to slide. As of the end of February, the S&P 500 Index was down 18.6% year-to-date. Many stock markets around the world are also at multi-year lows, with the exception of China, whose Shanghai… Continue