As this year grinds on, even the most optimistic among us have surely had to search hard to find silver linings in this year’s events. As you read this, we now have a president-elect declared by the media and a president in office who is riding out the clock for the elections process to be […]
April 2020 Financial Market Review
Financial Market UpdateThe first quarter of 2020 proved to be one of the most volatile on record. By the end of the quarter, market performance reached lows not seen since the Global Financial Crisis. As we are all aware, this severe decline was a result of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. When looking at the returns for […]
2017 in Review and 2018 Forward
Financial Market UpdateWorry, Worry, Worry and nothing to show for it! Last year will go down as a year where I worried the most about the financial markets and in hindsight, will have to wonder why I bothered. From January to December, almost every day was better than the day before. Worrying about a modest pullback seemed […]
The Beat Goes On – 2017 Mid-Year Financial Markets Review
Financial Market Update“The beat goes on, the beat goes on. Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain. La de da de de, la de da de da.” Those lyrics were written by Sonny Bono and sung by Sonny and Cher in 1967. I was only five years old then; my young parents were only 26. This record […]
Like Watching a NASCAR Race? — 3rd Quarter Financial Market Update
Financial Market Update, In the NewsNASCAR is America’s biggest spectator sport in terms of attendance. For those unfamiliar with the sport, it is a form of auto racing. Its roots come from the rural south where moonshiners needed fast cars and fast drivers to transport their illegal cargo; maybe even to outrun the law on occasion. Today’s NASCAR is now […]
2015 in Review and a Look Ahead to 2016
Financial Market Update, Market UpdateLike Treading Water Last year, the returns for most financial investment categories were flat to mildly negative. For a well-diversified portfolio of investments, the lack of progress for 2015 felt like treading water; basically going nowhere. I am sure most of you know how to swim and to tread water. Treading water takes a lot […]
