David Nelson, CFA CMT

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David Nelson, CFA CMT is the Chief Strategist of Belpointe Asset Management. He is a frequent commentator and guest on CNBC, Fox Business, Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg where he discusses markets, economics and individual securities. David founded his own investment firm, DC Nelson Asset Management, in October 2000. Prior to this, he was a portfolio manager at Lehman Brothers’ New York City office from 1997-2000. From 1995-1997, he played an active role in management at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter’s flagship New York City office. Previously, he was a Financial Consultant for Merrill Lynch. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Market Technician (CMT), designations issued solely by the CFA Institute and CMT Association.

Dow 30,000 — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

The venerable index topped 30,000 last week, as Wall Street raises forecasts for next year. What could possibly go wrong?

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11/30/2020

The Rule of 72

Investors will do almost anything to gain an edge, but sometimes it just isn't that complicated.

4 MIN READ
11/16/2020

Rational Exuberance

Even before Pfizer's historic announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine trial was showing 90% efficacy, the S&P 500 was on track to break out above important resistance.

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11/10/2020