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Portfolio down? It may be your bonds
With equities being flat for the year, (S&P 500 has a 1.78% gain year to date) you may be wondering where the recent volatility is coming...
Is the bear market finally over?
Finally overcoming the first bout of volatility not seen since 2016, the S&P 500 is up 2% so far this year. This return is thanks to last...
The market's new trading range
The S&P 500 saw more volatility in the last two weeks than in the last two years. This is after a short-lived recovery from the first...
Italy's election threaten free markets
As populism makes its way around the world electorate, new candidates spout their own protectionist rhetoric. This has special...
Is there inflation or not?
Economies with massive amounts of debt are highly subject to deflationary pressures. The United States is approaching $20 trillion in...
Stocks and bonds fell, so what now?
Markets dropped more than 5% in the most turbulent week in 2 years. What made last week unique was that both stocks and bonds fell...
A paradigm shift for investors
Normal markets exchange money between asset classes, a shift from bonds to stocks, for example. The Dow plunged again Monday and...
Be a winner with your investments in 2018
There’s no shortage of opportunity in the investment world in 2018. With a decade of low interest rates coupled with the passing of a...
Market has reached euphoric levels, again
Nothing is more impactful than the investors emotional state of mind. This drives cycles in the market as we both fear and greed in...
How natural disasters can impact your portfolio
With the U.S. facing Houston and South Florida catastrophic level disasters, and an earthquake in Mexico, why doesn’t your portfolio...
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