With stocks posting a solid performance the past few months to close what will go down as an above average year for the market, many investors are expecting more of the same when the calendar turns to 2017. While January used to be the 3rd best month of the year
The market is pricing in a perfect execution of Donald Trump’s positive plans and ignoring any possible negative outcomes despite his inconsistent behavior. Many are expecting a return of the Reagan years without factoring in the differences between the situation Ronald Reagan inherited relative to the situation
Human nature does not change. Going back at least to the time of Moses we see humans letting their emotions getting in the way of sound decision making. The Israelites were slaves in Egypt for hundreds of years and saw miracles from God that led to their release from Egypt.
While the news media celebrates a drop in the unemployment rate & the stock market continues to party like it’s 1999 (or 1982), it seems most pundits, politicians, and Wall Street executives continue to be disconnected from what is happening on Main Street.
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One of the key metrics experts have used to justify owning stocks is now working against them. For the past few years we’ve seen market analysts and advisors comparing stock dividend yields to Treasury Bond yields. While I’ve never agreed with this sort of comparison (more
