Ballast Equity Management, LLC Q2 2022 Commentary
Ballast Equity Management, LLC Q2 2022 Commentary More information including since-inception performance for each of the strategies may be found at www.ballastequity.com. Stocks were sharply lower during the second quarter of 2022, as persistently high inflation and the response from the Federal Reserve sparked worries over the severity of a resulting economic slowdown and Read more ➝
Lessons Learned in 25 Years of Investing Together
Ballast Equity Management was founded in 2016 as an independent, employee-owned advisory firm by Jeff Kautz and Randy Hughes. Jeff and Randy began investing together twenty-five years ago at Perkins Investment Management, where their boss and mentor, Bob Perkins, first hired Randy in 1995 and then Jeff in 1997. The business and their careers grew. Read more ➝
BALLAST EQUITY MANAGEMENT, LLC Q1 2022 COMMENTARY
Ballast Equity Management, LLC Q1 2022 Commentary More information including since-inception performance for each of the strategies may be found at www.ballastequity.com. Ballast concluded its commentary last quarter with a list of “known risks” that included a continuation of inflation, the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle and trajectory, and the fact that attention paid by investors Read more ➝
War, the Markets, and the Case for Quality February 25, 2022
Ballast Equity Management, LLC February 25, 2022 More information including since-inception performance for each Ballast strategy may be found at www.ballastequity.com. War Markets have been bracing for conflict between Russia and Ukraine for much of 2022 and, on Thursday, this conflict became a reality. President Vladimir Putin has stated that Ukraine “is an inalienable part Read more ➝
Ballast Equity Management, LLC Q4 2021 Commentary
Ballast Equity Management, LLC Q4 2021 Commentary More information including a since-inception performance for each of the strategies may be found at www.ballastequity.com. Equity markets marched higher in the quarter, with returns in large capitalization indexes outpacing those of small cap indexes. Businesses and investors faced numerous challenges – research firm Sentieo cited “supply Read more ➝