The last two months have brought continued market volatility to both stocks and bonds. It can be hard to stomach at times, yet it’s also expected. The long-term investor knows that markets on average, go up 7 out of...
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Gridlock is Good for the Markets The markets asked, and they received. U.S. stocks rallied today after the midterm election results came in about as expected. Investors were bullish following the results due to the belief that gridlock...
Over the weekend, a relative asked, “Are we in a bear market?” I answered his question with, “What do you think a bear market is?” He rattled off a few comments about the economy, and the market being down...
The federal reserve meets again later this month to make a decision about interest rates. There are 8 scheduled meetings each year; this will mark the 6th of those 8 scheduled meetings. While most of us read about the results from headlines...
We had the pleasure to meet one on one with a large institutional investment company and their international investment team. The investment team travels the world, primarily based in Europe, looking for opportunities to invest in. He spoke...
Job numbers were released earlier this month, and it was another month, 92 consecutive months to be exact, of positive job creation in the U.S. economy…hip, hip, hooray! The good news is that unemployment is down to a near-record...
You’ve seen the headlines, you’ve heard the talking heads, you likely have negative feelings when you see the term blasted across the front page of the business periodicals. Markets have been swinging wildly in 2018. Things started off great...
How much can retirees withdraw from their nest egg each year? This is a question that many thought was answered by the 4% rule, first articulated by Bill Bengan in 1994. Bengan is a retired financial planner from Southern...
U.S. stocks are cresting to all-time highs, almost daily. These are the times when investors look forward to opening their monthly statement. The anticipation is high, you open the envelope (or electronic statement) and wow, is that right? Shouldn’t...
It sure seems like we’ve had our fair share of investment volatility of this century. There have been two major market disruptions; The Dotcom bubble in 2000, where the Nasdaq composite lost 78% of its value, followed by the...