Markets may be normalizing, depending on inflation results
This year has been a whirlwind of investor disappointment with inflation driving the bulk of the chaos. Even though stocks are...
Market analysis and long-term considerations
Markets went notably lower this week, marking its fifth consecutive week of declines. More notably, is that bonds didn’t do any better...
Markets and America are being tested
While Republicans push for American autocracy, markets behaved wildly for plausibly other reasons. The Federal Reserve announced last...
What will happen when inflation comes and why you shouldn’t buy a new Ferrari
Something very apparent in L.A. is the number of young people driving around in half a million-dollar Ferraris. Maybe this is their...
Preparing your portfolio for a pandemic recovery
With 76.9m doses already administered, according to Bloomberg, the case for an economic recovery is gaining momentum. Another notable...
Low bond yields take us back to a bull market
It’s hard to describe such a tumultuous year: an increasingly unresolved pandemic, growing unemployment, extreme market volatility (in...
What’s in store for the markets in the New Year
The SP500 returned 19% in 2017, -6% in 2018, and 29% in 2019. Technically, stocks are likely to continue to rise another 6% to 3,420,...
Markets remain stable despite geopolitical turmoil
Markets are unscathed by geopolitical volatility, more so than usual, as independence protests rock Hong Kong, Lebanon, Spain, and...
How to sustain a bull market
If you want to cook up a bull market, you only need a few ingredients. Surprisingly, inflation and global growth are not required to get...
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...