In today's "always on" society, we've become accustomed to quick actions. We want quick resolutions to problems and believe if something goes on for too long it will "always" be like this. Sometimes it is important to take a step back, study history, unbiased data, and unplug from the constant
Tag: Bear Markets
Hopefully everyone had a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving week. The stock market continued its latest bear market rally albeit on very light trading activity. The markets move in cycles and as we said for the last few weeks, it is important to understand this. Markets do not go straight down
We've been programmed to believe the Fed is all-knowing and has the ability to control the financial markets. This idea has brought a perception of "stability" and added to investors' appetite for risk. If you believe the Fed will be there to save the day, you will take on more
Given the push to new lows for the market, SEM hosted a webinar to discuss why the markets have been falling, how long this might last, and most importantly, what SEM has done and plans on doing as we go through it. We broke up the replay video into two
Stocks are set to retest the lows from June. We'll hear a lot this week about a "breakdown" or if stocks hit new lows and then rally. I'm confident there will be plenty of "experts" calling it the "bottom". Stocks are down 16% since August 16 and 13% since Fed