For the last two months, the Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock Index was up 14.1% yet you do not read much about that rally in […]
Locked and Loaded…
I have many issues I would like to cover within this posting, which will give you some insight into why I titled this “Locked and […]
There is a saying, “Economic expansions do not die of old age: they are murdered by the Federal Reserve.”
Astonishingly, the U.S. economy has been so resilient for almost the last two years. Going into 2022, it was almost a unanimous consensus by all […]
Are we finally going to talk ourselves into a recession?
Since the beginning of 2022, all the talk you hear in the financial press is about the upcoming recession. Many forecasts predicted we would have […]
Unemployment rate falls to the lowest level since 1969 – a 53-year low. Do we have to destroy the economy in order to fix it?
The title of this posting sums up my views regarding how there could there be a recession this year with virtually everyone who wants to […]
Do you believe Powell will eliminate 10 million American jobs? I don’t!
I have been overwhelmed with questions regarding the economy and what has been going on with the stock market over the last month and I […]
Why Neither Candidate Can Solve the U.S. Housing Crisis
Hey there! Something fascinating happened in Argentina’s housing market. What happened illustrates why the U.S. housing market is at such a critical turning point … […]
The Weirdest Diversions of Economic Reality vs. Market Performance of All Time
I know it is unbearably painful to watch the stock market negatively perform most days. However, for the 50 years that I have been invested, […]
Are we in a recession?
👋 Hey there! FYI, this post is part of our First Principles series. About the series… When most people talk about money management, they discuss […]
The market continues to trend down While the economy trends up… “It’s a conundrum.” With apologies to Dr. Alan Greenspan
I know it is very frustrating for you as an investor to sit back and watch the market trend down week after week and get […]