In a perfect world we could just focus on the economy and how it impacts our investments. We could just enjoy the USA Hockey victory over Canada, something that united Americans for at least a few hours on Sunday. Unfortunately our world is not perfect and politics and the divide
Given the shortened week following the Labor Day weekend, I'm going to keep my normally much longer market commentary to a minimum and let the charts tell the story of last week.
Humans typically struggle to think long-term. Our brains place a higher value on short-term stimulants which changes our behavior. As financial advisors we see the dangers of this thinking and try to provide data and roadmaps to incentivize our clients to think longer-term. It's a constant battle.
Politicians understand our
The Wall Street cheerleaders who have been urging the Fed to cut interest rates because of the increasing financial stress apparently did not get the memo from consumers based on the current spending data, which accelerated in March following a 'slowdown' in February. March consumer spending was up 5.9%
We wake up this morning with news of the 2nd largest bank failure in the history of our country. Interestingly enough, this is not being looked at as a major move by investors. After the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in March and the swift actions by the Fed, FDIC,
