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    David is President of BTblock, an emerging technology & cybersecurity consultancy firm, and currently serves as the Independent Director on the Board of BTCS Inc., a publicly-held U.S. company involved with Digital Assets and Blockchain, and Encrypgen, a privately held company where, through tokenization, DNA data buyers can customize filtered searches from a diverse sample of de-identified genomic profiles and buy DNA data directly from the data owners.

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    Drawing on public company CFO & Wall Street analyst experience, GVA serves such clients as The World Bank Group.

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    GVA regularly contributes to & is a trusted source for such business media as CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Investopedia & Asia Times.

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David Garrity on Bloomberg BNN: Is now the time to move out of tech stocks or is there opportunity?

Is now the time to move out of tech stocks or is there opportunity?

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 40 – A Question Of Interest, Where Will Stocks Go Now?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses whether the rise of interest rates will slow the pace of economic recovery, whether inflation’s upturn is transitory or secular, whether the VIX index subsiding is a signal for a “risk on” market environment and how investors should consider Bitcoin and crypto-currency investment now versus the 2017 run-up.

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Reddit Mob Needs To Be Schooled: Garrity on Bloomberg

David Garrity, Chief Market Strategist for Laidlaw & Co, and Partner at BTblock, discusses the Reddit Mob and Amazon. Hosted by Paul Sweeney and Vonnie Quinn.

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 39 – Will The “Reddit Mob” Bubble Derail The Stock Market Recovery?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses whether The Federal Reserve can be thought to have abandoned the concept of moral hazard, the strength of the corporate earnings recovery as shown in the 4Q 2020 earnings season, the growth in ESG portfolios and how this may impact technology companies, and the significance of the current speculative bubble in heavily shorted assets.

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 38 – Is Infrastructure Investment Necessary For U.S. Economy To Keep Up With The Competition?

Synopsis: “A Brighter Future” – Episode 38 In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the factors supporting the current market advance and handicaps three major risk factors, the significance of improved market breadth following the November election and how U.S. market sectors and overseas markets have fared so far in 2021,

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 37 – What Risks Emerging As The Market Scales New Heights?

Episode Title: Episode 37 – What Risks Emerging As The Market Scales New Heights? Synopsis: “A Brighter Future” – Episode 37 In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the growing likelihood of a stock market correction, the pillars supporting further stock market advances and whether they are intact, the volatile rise

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Garrity on Bloomberg: Value Will Outperform Tech in 2021, Cybersecurity Crucial

David M. Garrity, CFA, President at BTblock and Chief Market Strategist at Laidlaw Wealth Management offers investment insights for 2021 and highlights the cybersecurity challenges posed by current password and identity management protocols in light of the massive Solar #cybersecurity #dataprotection Winds breach and subsequent hack of its 18,000 enterprise clients in the public and private sectors for its Orion

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 36 – What Will 2021 Bring? Read The “Laidlaw Five.”

Synopsis: “A Brighter Future” – Episode 36 In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the import of the last FOMC meeting, expectations around interest rate volatility in 2021, the pending further fiscal stimulus deal, the significance of M2, its velocity and consumers’ “animal spirits,” and the release of the 2021 “Laidlaw

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 35 – Does A “Santa Claus” Rally Depend On This Week’s FOMC Meeting?

Synopsis: “A Brighter Future” – Episode 35 In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses whether investors have become complacent given the challenges facing the economy, factors supporting a possible “Santa Claus” rally in December, the exuberance of the IPO market, the attractiveness of China for U.S. investor diversification, and the outlook

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw – Episode 34 – Time Investors Head Overseas, Far From The Madding Crowd?

Synopsis: “A Brighter Future” – Episode 34 In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the risks posed by crowded trades, whether valuation multiples have reached unreasonable levels, whether developments in the energy market, how the fixed income markets might perform with rising inflation expectations, and how investors may consider looking overseas

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TD Ameritrade Network: David Garrity On The Market Impact Of a Lack Of Fiscal Stimulus

To view the replay, click here. Question 1: Significance of DJIA 30,000 As the Dow Jones Industrial Average is not a performance benchmark for institutional investors of anywhere near the magnitude of the S&P 500 index, the effect of its recent rise through the 30,000 level is more psychological than anything else. That said, animal

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Is Bitcoin Rally Different This Time?

David Garrity, chief market strategist at Laidlaw & Co. (U.K.) and founder of BTBlock, discusses the outlook for bitcoin, which pulled back after approaching $20,000 on Tuesday amid skepticism over the cryptocurrency’s intense rally. The token hit a previous peak of $19,511 in December 2017 amid widespread elation, only to lose 70% over the course of the

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 33 – DJIA 30,000 A Sign Of Animal Spirits, But Will Russell 2000 Take Wing In 2021?

Synopsis: “A Brighter Future” – Episode 33 In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the importance of DJIA 30,000, whether further fiscal stimulus is required for another market move higher, the factors behind gold selling off from August 2020 highs, how market internals favor the Russell 2000 for 2021 performance, and

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 32 – As New Bull Market Starts With Record Cash Inflows, Time To Ride Small Caps?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the start of a new market cycle, the marriage of technical and fundamental analysis in examining market leaders, the “FAANMG,” the “Growth Scare” reflecting the lack of further fiscal stimulus to contain the damage to the economy from COVId, how investors should approach investing in international markets, how tightening high-yield bond spreads provide confirmation to the rally in the Russell 2000 and other developments with Laidlaw & Company Chief Market strategist, David Garrity.

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 31 – With U.S. Election Now Passed, Time For A New Bull Market Cycle?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the early take on the incoming Biden Administration and positive COVID vaccine news, the takeaway from the November Jobs Report, the “Growth Scare” limiting market acceptance of strong Q3 2020 earnings, how will gridlock in Congress shape the Biden Administration’s impact on different sectors and other developments with Laidlaw & Company Chief Market strategist, David Garrity.

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David Garrity on Bloomberg: FAANG Poised For Another Successful Quarter

1) Current Thoughts On The Market: Virus to Win, Stimulus to Place, Economic Data to Show Previously we have discussed “The Four Horsemen of The Recovery” which we see as Stimulus, Economic Data, The Fed, and Vaccine. Before discussing each, it may be helpful to quickly check on stock market performance so far in 2020:

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 30 – What Elections Should Investors Make Heading Into 2021?

Synopsis: “A Brighter Future”, Episode 30 In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses what sectors might benefit under possible outcome scenarios from the November 2020 election, whether the Treasury yield curve’s 2-10 year spread reaching 2020 highs represents a threat to the stock market recovery, the question of whether PayPal’s cryptocurrency

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw- Episode 29, What Will Drive Stock Market Returns In 2021?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the factors supporting the stock market both ahead of the November 2020 election and into 2021, the early takeaways from the Q3 2020 corporate earnings season, whether the Growth vs. Value investment style distinction has been disrupted, the question of whether investors should reduce stock market exposure going into the election and other developments with Laidlaw & Company Chief Market strategist, David Garrity.

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw – Episode 28 – Will 3Q 2020 Earnings Season Offset Market Uncertainty?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the import for the stock market and the upcoming election of the September 2020 Unemployment Report, the importance of the upcoming 3Q 2020 results reporting season, the question of whether investors should consider diversifying into non-U.S. equities and other developments with Laidlaw & Company Chief Market strategist, David Garrity.

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PODCAST, A Brighter Future with Laidlaw: Episode 27 – Are The Four Horsemen Of The Recovery Stopping Only To Change Mounts?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses forces supporting the stock market and the economy for the balance of 2020, the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Fed and other developments with Laidlaw & Company Chief Market strategist, David Garrity.

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Fall Brings A Cooler Market Perspective: David Garrity on Bloomberg

David Garrity, Chief Market Strategist for Laidlaw & Co, and Partner at BTblock, on his current market strategy and outlook for tech stocks. Hosted by Paul Sweeney and Vonnie Quinn.

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PODCAST Episode 26 – September May Be Choppy, But Will There Be An October Surprise?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses shifts in investment frameworks, the Fed, the Apple share split and other developments with Laidlaw & Company Chief Market strategist, David Garrity.

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 25 – What Lies Ahead On The Road To November?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the 2020 Q3 outlook, the 2020 election season, Tech sector market leadership, the Fed and other developments with Laidlaw & Company Chief Market strategist, David Garrity.

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