To Raise or Not to Raise
John Lekas – CEO & Senior Portfolio Manager September 3, 2026 This quote from BCA Research sums up the most likely path for central banks on September 16, 2026. “Inflation is not solved. Above target in the US, UK, and…
Nowhere to Hide
John Lekas - CEO & Senior Portfolio Manager November 13th, 2025 The traditional negative correlation between Treasuries and risk assets has broken down. Historically, when equities sold off, investors moved into Treasuries as a safe haven, creating a dependable inverse…
Contractors Are Calling
John Lekas – CEO & Senior Portfolio Manager November 2nd, 2023 I've had a rather eventful week, receiving four calls from contractors offering a range of services. The list included remodeling the lower bathroom shower, treating my shake roof, gardeners…
2008 Redo!
John Lekas – CEO & Portfolio ManagerAugust 31st, 2022 Most people can’t remember back to 2008 when Floating Rate Funds seized up and dropped 50% and closed their funds for redemptions. This could happen again! Most investors still have not…
Market Outlook 2022
1.19.2022 False Alarm We believe the fed will not raise rates this year more than two times. It’s not necessary and it’s an election year. Our Reasoning is as follows: We believe raising rates 4 times or more will lead to…
CORONAVIRUS, FEAR & THE FED
President Trump Should Make Nice with Jerome Powell By John Lekas, Leader Capital The fear of the economic effects of the coronavirus is spreading far faster than the bug itself. Big headlines blared over the weekend that the virus now…
The Next Meltdown
One Scary Scenario for What Could Go Wrong By John Lekas, Leader Capital A friend of mine was bragging the other day about the returns in the “529” college investment fund he set up years ago for his daughter: up…
The Topsy-Turvy Twenties
Brace for good gains and jarring volatility in 2020 By John Lekas, Leader Capital Market pundits are in a race to coin the perfect banner for the next decade: the Roaring Twenties has been done, how about the Soaring Twenties?…