After a month of worry about the length and objectives of the US and Israel's War with Iran, the idea of a truce/cease fire, even if only for 2 weeks was a welcome relief for the stock market, especially after threats to "end" the Iranian civilization came and went
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
Watching the stock market Wednesday through Friday last week, my brain couldn't help but keep singing this song.
I'm all for the stock market rocketing to all-time highs. Higher stock prices means higher account values for our clients. For most of the year we've been presenting what the DATA says
A year ago, the stock market was in the midst of a 10% correction over fears the economic data was too strong, which meant the Fed was going to continue in their inflation fight. The sell-off started when the Fed hiked rates after a one meeting pause. The sell-off didn't
In Ernest Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises, the main character was asked, "How did you go bankrupt?" He responded two ways, "Gradually, then suddenly." When asked, "what brought it on?" he said, "Friends. I had a lot of friends. False friends. Then I had creditors, too. Probably had more creditors
