Keeping in mind that past performance is not a guarantee of future results and that things can change in the future, let's keep a few things in mind:
1.) Over the very long-term (15+ years) the stock market goes up.
2.) Over shorter periods of time (1 month) stocks are
Last week’s market headlines offered a masterclass in economic complexity, with every story weaving into the next. The focus of course going into the week was the Fed’s rate cut which set the tone, sparking volatility across stocks and bonds and raising fresh questions about inflation’s staying
Last week our family’s cross-country graduation road-trip covered more ground than a newly launched meme coin— from shopping at the Mall of America to white-water rafting the Yellowstone River. Somewhere between the world’s only Corn Palace and the granite faces of Mount Rushmore I was
With powerful computers always in our hands, and any and all information sources available on any of the screens at our disposal, it's easy to overreact to every piece of information. Whether it is politics, the weather, the latest violence in your region, the economy, or the stock market, we
The markets appear to be stabilizing. The thought is the Fed, FDIC, and Treasury Department have successfully eliminated the risk of another financial contagion. I said last week, "We shouldn't take a move up in prices as a sign the crisis is over. There will be more companies who run
