Maggie Kamman, Author at Kirr, Marbach & Company

Not Knowing the Difference Between Speculating and Investing Can Be Disastrous to Your Financial Health – Podcast
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Not Knowing the Difference Between Speculating and Investing Can Be Disastrous to Your Financial Health – Podcast

Not Knowing the Difference Between Speculating and Investing Can Be Disastrous to Your Financial Health – Podcast

Maggie Kamman2021-07-06T15:23:20-04:00

Not Knowing the Difference Between Speculating and Investing Can Be Disastrous to Your Financial Health - Podcast Given these are exciting and dangerous times for inexperienced investors being lured to and encouraged to “trade your way to prosperity” by commission-free brokerage platforms like Robinhood, educating the next generation of investors is one [...]

Not Knowing the Difference Between Speculating and Investing Can Be Disastrous to Your Financial Health – PodcastMaggie Kamman2021-07-06T15:23:20-04:00

2021 Q2 Client Letter
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2021 Q2 Client Letter

2021 Q2 Client Letter

Maggie Kamman2021-07-06T10:36:22-04:00

Dear Clients: Though we never focus on short-term performance, we are nonetheless pleased client equity portfolios had solid performance in the second quarter of 2021, building on the stellar gains from the fourth quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021. We’re invested alongside you and are quite satisfied with where we [...]

2021 Q2 Client LetterMaggie Kamman2021-07-06T10:36:22-04:00

Bitcoin skyrocketed, but is it “digital gold” or “fool’s gold?”
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Bitcoin skyrocketed, but is it “digital gold” or “fool’s gold?”

Bitcoin skyrocketed, but is it “digital gold” or “fool’s gold?”

Maggie Kamman2021-06-09T12:55:05-04:00

Bitcoin skyrocketed, but is it “digital gold” or “fool’s gold?” Mickey Kim / June 4, 2021 Bitcoin was created in 2009 and is the largest (recently valued at more than $900 billion, the same as the market capitalization of Facebook and greater than 494 of the stocks that [...]

Bitcoin skyrocketed, but is it “digital gold” or “fool’s gold?”Maggie Kamman2021-06-09T12:55:05-04:00

Mr. Spock would find today’s ‘SPAC-Mania’ totally illogical
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Mr. Spock would find today’s ‘SPAC-Mania’ totally illogical

Mr. Spock would find today’s ‘SPAC-Mania’ totally illogical

Maggie Kamman2021-06-09T12:22:25-04:00

Mr. Spock would find today’s ‘SPAC-Mania’ totally illogical Mickey Kim / May 7, 2021 What do tennis great Serena Williams, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, former baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez, music icon Jay-Z and former House Speaker Paul Ryan have in common? All are the celebrity faces of one [...]

Mr. Spock would find today’s ‘SPAC-Mania’ totally illogicalMaggie Kamman2021-06-09T12:22:25-04:00

Where the Market Stands a Year After Pandemic Lows – Podcast
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Where the Market Stands a Year After Pandemic Lows – Podcast

Where the Market Stands a Year After Pandemic Lows – Podcast

Maggie Kamman2021-04-15T15:35:55-04:00

Where the Market Stands a Year After Pandemic Lows - Podcast Kirr, Marbach’s quarterly podcast continues with a discussion between Associate Director of Client Service Zach Greiner, CFP and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA on the implications of rising rates on the equity markets, specifically value stocks. Associate Director of Client [...]

Where the Market Stands a Year After Pandemic Lows – PodcastMaggie Kamman2021-04-15T15:35:55-04:00

Bond investors facing Q1-2021 statement sticker shock
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Bond investors facing Q1-2021 statement sticker shock

Bond investors facing Q1-2021 statement sticker shock

Maggie Kamman2021-04-09T11:03:53-04:00

Bond investors facing Q1-2021 statement sticker shock Mickey Kim / April 7, 2021 The following is an excerpt from Kirr, Marbach & Co.’s first quarter client letter, available at here. Conventional investment wisdom is stocks are “risky” and bonds are “safe.” Owning stocks is exciting—you can make or [...]

Bond investors facing Q1-2021 statement sticker shockMaggie Kamman2021-04-09T11:03:53-04:00

2021 Q1 Client Letter
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2021 Q1 Client Letter

2021 Q1 Client Letter

Maggie Kamman2021-04-09T11:03:17-04:00

Dear Clients: What a difference 12-months makes! The U.S. stock market bottomed on March 23, 2020 after the S&P 500 Index had plunged a harrowing 34% in just 23 trading days, it’s most rapid meltdown in history. Many Investors were understandably shell-shocked and nobody could have predicted stocks would be at record [...]

2021 Q1 Client LetterMaggie Kamman2021-04-09T11:03:17-04:00

Robinhood, Reddit and ‘commission-free’ trades a toxic combo for young investors
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Robinhood, Reddit and ‘commission-free’ trades a toxic combo for young investors

Robinhood, Reddit and ‘commission-free’ trades a toxic combo for young investors

Maggie Kamman2021-03-08T11:26:24-05:00

Robinhood, Reddit and ‘commission-free’ trades a toxic combo for young investors Mickey Kim / March 12, 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett (age 90) is an investing legend, famously known as the “Oracle of Omaha.” Buffett’s 97-year-old longtime business partner and Vice Chairman of Berkshire, Charlie Munger, generally [...]

Robinhood, Reddit and ‘commission-free’ trades a toxic combo for young investorsMaggie Kamman2021-03-08T11:26:24-05:00

Has GameStop ‘flash mob’ changed rules for successful investing?
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Has GameStop ‘flash mob’ changed rules for successful investing?

Has GameStop ‘flash mob’ changed rules for successful investing?

Maggie Kamman2021-02-02T16:16:34-05:00

Has GameStop ‘flash mob’ changed rules for successful investing? Mickey Kim / February 5, 2021 TThe recent fireworks in GameStop (GME) have dominated headlines over the past couple weeks. Folks are naturally curious about what happened and how does it end. So, I thought you might find it [...]

Has GameStop ‘flash mob’ changed rules for successful investing?Maggie Kamman2021-02-02T16:16:34-05:00

2020 Q4 Client Letter
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2020 Q4 Client Letter

2020 Q4 Client Letter

Maggie Kamman2021-01-14T15:32:44-05:00

Dear Clients: While 2020 was the most challenging year we’ve endured, on a number of levels, our investment performance finished the year on a high note. For the quarter ending December 31, 2020, performance was exceptionally strong, both on an absolute basis and relative to the S&P 500 Index. In fact, performance [...]

2020 Q4 Client LetterMaggie Kamman2021-01-14T15:32:44-05:00

	Associate Director of Client Service – B.S. Statistics, Purdue University, 2013
	Current member of Heritage Fund Bartholomew County Grants Committee and First Presbyterian Preschool Policy Board. Before joining KM in 2018, Maggie was a financial analyst at Cummins, Inc.

	Collin Foster, CFA Research Analyst and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager – 4 Years Experience, 4 Years with Firm – Chartered Financial Analyst since 2017 – B.S. Finance, Grove City College, 2012
	Collin joined KM as an Equity Analyst in 2015. Prior to joining KM, he worked as a credit analyst and credit manager at MainSource Bank.

	Mickey Kim, CFA Managing Partner, Chief Operating/Compliance Officer – 37 Years Experience, 33 Years with Firm – Chartered Financial Analyst since 1985 – B.S. Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1980 – M.B.A. Finance, University of Chicago, 1982 – Passed Certified Public Accountant Examination, State of Illinois
	Mickey was Senior Research Analyst at Driehaus Capital Management, a Chicago investment management firm, from 1982 to 1985. Mickey joined KM in 1986 and has been the firm’s Chief Operating Officer since 1996 and Chief Compliance Officer since 2004.

	Matt Kirr Partner, Director of Client Service – B.A. English, DePauw University, 1991
	Current Board Member of Heritage Fund Bartholomew County and Foundation for Youth. Past president of Foundation for Youth, the Day Nursery Foundation Board, and past vice-chairman of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Indiana. Matt was previously a Vice President and Private Banker for Bank One, N.A. and, most recently, McDonald Financial Group. Matt joined KM in 2005.

maggie@kirrmar.com

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