In the absence of any earth-shaking news, stocks tend to follow the recent trend. That trend, since the election has been up, so… The question to ask: when we can logically expect that trend to change?
As readers may recall,
…Are you ready for a 20% correction?
As the stock market makes new highs, investors tend to get greedy. They also begin to believe that what has happened in the recent past will continue to happen in the future. Actually, history shows the exact opposite. It is
…The Trump Dump
Investors were shocked this week when the U.S. stock markets fell almost 2% in one day. Wall Street blamed it on the growing scandals engulfing the White House. However, there was little follow through despite predictions that this was the
…Healthcare costs are strangling us
Recently, none other than the Sage of Omaha, Warren Buffet, has sounded the alarm on what he sees as the number one threat to American businesses—rising health care costs. His advice is that we better do something and do it
…Markets are “Waiting for Godot”
Stocks did little this week. Despite the continued stream of negative noise spewing from Washington’s Beltway, traders and investors alike tuned out the headlines and sat on their hands.
Many pundits have commented on the lack of volatility in the
…Cosmetics survive and prosper despite competition
As the clash between brick and mortar retail enterprises and the mighty Amazon escalates, the internet shopping colossus is laying waste to one store or mall after another. One of the few areas that have not only staved off the
Earnings are better than expected
First quarter earnings are coming in higher than expected while stock indexes hover just below historical highs. All that is necessary for further gains is a catalyst and that may be just around the corner.
This Sunday, French presidential elections
…Only the rich are saving
Last quarter, the percentage of Americans’ personal savings rate stood at 5.9% of their disposable income, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s. Given that number had fallen to as low as 1.9% in 2005, that’s a large improvement. But
…Uncertainty descends upon the markets
Pick your poison—U.S.-Syrian strife, weak employment numbers, China-U.S. relations—those are just some of the issues investors had to contend with this week. Despite these potential roadblocks, the averages hung in there, losing little ground as the week closed.
There was
…Don’t let romance blind you to the financial downside of living together
Unmarried couples need as much, if not more, financial and estate planning than those who are married. Without it, one or both partners may lose everything they have committed to the relationship. Here is a primer on what steps you
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