Earlier this week we learned the US Government ran a nearly $1 Trillion deficit this fiscal year. Despite promising 4%+ GDP growth to pay for the tax cuts, the temporary boost has already reversed and the trend is now clearly to the downside. As I’ve said since the
The stock market is attempting to stabilize, but the economic indicators continue to point to a slowdown. In this brief economic update I highlight what the DATA is saying along with ideas on what you should be doing to prepare for what could be a big move up or down.
I presented at a financial planning meeting this week the “missing link” we’ve witnessed the past 20+ years. While providing a financial plan and cash flow strategy is absolutely necessary to build a behavioral portfolio that can withstand the market and emotional cycles nearly all investors
Volatility has become the norm it seems. After a nice steady first year under President Trump, since the beginning of 2018 we have seen the market swing wildly. The key drivers have been interest rates and trade policies. Both have put a sharp focus on the chances of entering a
Since our founding 27 years ago, SEM has understood one critical fact — investors are humans, not robots. Each year DALBAR releases the Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior (QAIB). They study the buy & sell patterns of stock and bond investors and compare the returns of the average investor to
