Based on my conversations with advisors and investors, enthusiasm for stocks had hit euphoric levels in mid-September. The most common theme was “why am I not making more money?” or “how can I get in on these record stock market gains?” When previously “conservative”
December is supposed to be a good month for stocks. Instead it is threatening to be the worst December since the Great Depression. I do remember some particularly bad Decembers in my 20+ years of managing money — 2000, 2002, 2008 all stick in my mind as not a fun
Volatility has returned to the markets with full force this year. The financial media continues to point to various culprits every time the stock market makes a major move up or down. This has left investors wondering how one small piece of information can cause the stock market to fall
This week our nation mourned the loss of George H.W. Bush. While he certainly had his faults as all humans do, the countless stories about his amazing life made it clear — he was respected from both sides of the political spectrum. Part of this was because he respected
