The world has undergone a massive disruption over the last two years. Such events almost always create opportunity. The global pandemic hit the world like a meteor. The ensuing lockdowns crashed the economy overnight. And the end of those lockdowns revived the economy as...
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Term preferred stocks and baby bonds offer some of the best fixed-rate bonds to buy on today's market. And right now, four of them stand out.
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It’s a new year, and a new attitude. Investors tend to sober up after weeks of holiday slacking and refocus on the market. What are they saying?
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Another year has come and gone. I can’t believe it. They never used to go by this fast. Anyway, it was a terrific year for stocks. The market is up 28% for the year.
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Bring it on. Persistent high inflation, a rapid Fed tightening cycle, and the explosion of Omicron have barely mussed the bull’s hair.
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The Central Bank is coming out with its December announcement this afternoon. The market has been anxiously anticipating this meeting. And it’s a little nervous, as well it should be.
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We come to the end of another year again. But more importantly, it’s the beginning of a new year. This is the time of year when predictions are everywhere.
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The big news this week is the emergence of a new coronavirus strain in Africa. The news prompted a steep selloff last Friday and then again yesterday. This throws a wrench in the works.
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The market has leveled off over the last few weeks. But the indexes are still within bad breath distance of the highs. We should be in for more of the same in the months ahead as this high market is due to cool off.
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The bull market is back. But there seems to be a disconnect between recent stock performance and the headlines. What’s going on?
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A new and powerful issue has arisen in the wake of this pandemic recovery. It’s called inflation. It hasn’t been a real problem in ages. But it used to be a huge problem.
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September was lousy. October was glorious. What can we expect in November and beyond?
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New highs are good. Nine portfolio positions are at or near the 52-week high. Let’s be happy.
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Forget the virus. Forget about the Fed tightening. It’s all about earnings now.
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As financial markets have grown in sophistication, private equity investing is no longer the exclusive domain of the wealthy.
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So far, October has been volatile. There have been strong rallies that quickly become undone in the following days. The market is still even for the month, but it looks very unsteady.
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The market had its worse day since March yesterday. The worry de jour was the debt limit. I believe the issue will be resolved long before a default occurs one way or another.
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Today, markets are rallying as much as they fell on Monday ahead of the Fed meeting this afternoon.
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So far, the post-Labor Day market has been just a little bit crummy. Stocks have drifted slightly lower over the past week. While that’s nothing alarming, it is a reversal of the summer market where stocks were drifting slightly higher. It could be the...
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It’s still an amazing market. The S&P is up 96% from the bear market low in March of 2020. The index is also up over 20% so far this year.
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