Two pieces today, one on general retirement planning thoughts and one on our current market:
1) You may have noticed in our discussions and meetings I spend
Part of the benefit of writing consistent blog posts is one can look back and see the date where I wrote XYZ and compare it to the current situation. I am not
A few thoughts:
- On the S&P 500 we are almost 9% off the lows established mid-June. That index remains over 17% down year-to-date. Similarly, the broad US
Here are a few bullet points highlighting some of my current thoughts:
- A few blog posts back I highlighted purchasing inflation-protected bonds directly from
“Recession” and “Bear Market.” Two scary terms in the annals of investing. Let’s define them and drill down on what they actually mean. A recession is
The S&P 500 continues to be very volatile, and mostly to the downside. We are currently 15-16% down on the year-to-date but almost 5% above the intraday lows
Think of the economy like a boat, and the job of the Federal Reserve at this point is to pull the boat ashore. The boat is floating of its own accord just 10
In my blog post on 3/18/22 I noted that the “10-year Treasury is up to 2.15%. 30-year mortgage average as of today is 4.526% and a 15-year is 3.655%.” Now
A fantastic week for equities, as growth stocks exploded back to the forefront following several miserable weeks of declines. I have been feeling for some time
Welcome to the new blog! I endeavor to post at least once a week and ideally more often than that, so please check back periodically for updates. This is a