Markets

So far, since the beginning of this year, the 10-year Treasury note yield has dropped below 1% creating a lowering of mortgage rates and loan rates in general. So that would be good, right? Well, if you are buying or refinancing a home or even getting a car loan this is good. But if you […]

I suppose we have all heard the phrase” black swan event”, which is a metaphor to describe an event that comes as a surprise and has a major effect. Black Swan is derived from the Latin expression coined in the 16th-century when the thinking was that there were no black swans, only white. But in […]

The global equity and debt markets continue to rise, and fall based on the news of the day around Covid-19 and oil. Like many readers, I listen to the news and watch the briefings in the afternoon regarding information of how this global pandemic is affecting our day-to-day lives, our economy, our physical and emotional […]

So far, we are a few weeks into a market correction that has swept across all asset classes including stocks, bonds, metals, real estate and really anything that is bought and sold. When fear hits the marketplace, most investors want to sell and move to cash. This is very understandable when you see that relatively […]

March 9th, 2020 marked the 11th anniversary of the bull market that has ended. Just like I have written about in the past, everything regarding the economy and the markets seemed to be full steam ahead. But just like October 1987 the decline sort of blindsided everyone. The fear in the markets feels a lot […]

March 9th, 2009 was the beginning of an 11-year bull market in stocks. On that day, I was sitting in front of my computer in my office, at the time in Conway, New Hampshire. There was panic in the markets, the S and P 500 index hit 667, before turning up that day. That was […]

The equity markets had gotten ahead of themselves over the last couple of months. What I mean is that while the overall economy was still in good shape, the stock market was trading above its expected average growth. So, picture a left to right ascending line that represents the expected growth of the S and […]

There’s been a lot of recent economic data that shows the US economy is slowing. Whether we go into a recession or just a broad slowdown is yet to be seen, however it makes sense to plan for either. What I am referring to buy plan is not a liquidation of your investment portfolio, however […]

Couple of weeks ago, I was listening to the financial channel on the radio in my car when the commentator said, “the markets have closed up, a record 13 days in a row, into record territory, the last time this happened was in 1987”. My ears perked up when I heard that statistic because I […]

Recently I’ve read a few articles that predict how the markets will react after the November presidential elections. March 9, 2009 was the capitulation day when the equity markets bounced off their lows and started their upward journey. The average time between major equity market corrections is 7 ½ years. Go back 7 ½ years […]