The New Normal is Normal
The anomaly has been the last decade and a half of loose monetary policy and abnormally low interest rates. Zero interest rates were never going to be sustainable anyway. Easy money, inevitably, [...]
Merry Christmas
Not a great year in the stock market, but perhaps a good one in life! Market corrections are a part of investing. We’ve just had one. They don’t go on forever, and this one is [...]
The Grinch Came to Town!
After the latest meeting this week, the Federal Reserve announced another rate hike. It was .05%, a little less than the 4 previous increases. This was widely expected. However, the Fed Governors [...]
Sentiment, So Negative
Investor sentiment so negative, you could cut it with a knife! What seemed to bring this about was the decidedly downbeat comments from some CEOs at the business roundtable in Washington, D.C. [...]
Too Late to Be Bearish?
After over a 25% fall for the S&P 500 index, getting bearish now begs the question, “what do you hope to avoid now?” The NASDAQ has been down over 30%, “what do you now [...]
