Friday morning I had CNBC on while I made our twins' breakfast. It was the morning of the jobs report and I wanted to get a feel for the market's reaction. As is often the case one 'expert' would argue how good things are and another 'expert' would state his
Tag: Economic Update
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
Four weeks ago the title of the blog was "Be careful (what you wish for)." At the time bad economic data was viewed as 'good' news for stocks as it meant the Fed was likely to cut interest rates at some point soon. I warned at the time about the
As a parent of 6 and grandfather to soon to be 4 grandchildren, I've used the phrase, "be careful what you wish for" more times than I can remember. As somebody who has been following the investment markets for over 30 years, I have used that phrase during a few
Did you miss our webinar today? Every election year, there is much angst about the outcome and what it will mean for the economy and your investment portfolio – which is why we wanted to host a webinar several months before the election! This webinar focused on what the DATA says