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    Commentary and Looking Forward

    by Michael Borgen of Sapphire Star Capital, 5/7/19

    Q1 2019 was an incredible example of the stock market’s fragility and tenacity. We saw an epic meltdown to end Q4 2018 on a lot of news that warranted quite frankly little to no reaction. All of 2018s progress suddenly up in smoke.

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    Commentary and Looking Forward

    by Michael Borgen of Sapphire Star Capital, 1/17/19

    The market over the last 10 years was built up largely on the back of growth-tech stocks. The FAANG stocks ended up an awful lot like a teenager hitting a massive, early, growth spurt. Participants in the market were ecstatic at the rate of growth and the benefits.

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