Kevin Kennedy LLC

09/19/2018

Proud that we've once again won a top national award for the City investment policy! Special thanks to our Finance Director and others who contributed to the effort!

07/05/2017

City Treasurer meets State Treasurer--CA Treasurer John Chiang at the Alameda parade today!

02/09/2017

Very good article, spot on!

Seth Klarman is not a household name, but his letter to investors, warning about the new administration, is the most sought-after read on Wall Street.

12/22/2016

Just posted a new blog entry on my website regarding the election, you can read it here:

A little over five weeks ago we had the second big election shock of 2016 (following the Brexit vote in June) when Donald Trump, a 3-to-1 underdog, won the US Presidential election. As the saying goes, the markets hate surprises, and in my nearly 30 year career these are certainly two of the biggest...

06/24/2016

Shocking result as the UK voted to leave the EU. Brexit is upon us. Friday will be a tough day, traders got kneecapped and will be reversing course. Long term investors hold tight and be ready for opportunities when the dust settles in the next week.

03/03/2016

Very interesting interactive look at how your income compares to other Americans. I bet many people in the Bay Area find a big disconnect between how wealthy they feel and how wealthy they are relative to the rest of the country.

A detailed look at where you fit in our vast nation of income-earners.

01/27/2016

So much for breaking up the big banks, that will be a big bailout check if one of these guys makes a misstep.

The Big Four retail banks in the United States hold 45%, or $4.6 trillion, of all customer bank deposits. This chart shows consolidation in banking.

01/16/2016

Market got you worried? Check out my new blog post, (Un)Happy New Year

As you've probably heard, the stock market has had a very rough start in 2016. The US stock market, as measured by the S&P500 Index, is down about 8% thus far in 2016. I know many of you have two main questions about this, and I'll try to answer them here as simply and concisely as I can. But as alw…

01/07/2016

This is very worrisome..

Some 63% of people can’t deal with a $500 emergency.

09/25/2015

Interesting article, particularly the chart showing the returns earned by investors who use professional guidance way outpacing the returns earned by "unsophisticated" investors.

This is a big cause of rising inequality, and it won't be easy to fix.

11/24/2014

Impromptu fundraiser at client party Sat night raised $250 for Alameda Food Bank, with company match we delivered $500 this AM to help with Thanksgiving meals!