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- by Bill Schmick Markets need to hold here
- by Bill Schmick The apple of our eyes
- by Bill Schmick Stocks take a breather
- by Bill Schmick Mid-term results take investor focus off Washington
- by BMM Mid-term Concern is So Yesterday
- by Bill Schmick Time to check your risk tolerance
- by Bill Schmick Mid-term elections and the markets
- by BMM Downside Risk Potential
- by Bill Schmick October lives up to its name
- by Bill Schmick Textbooks are worth their weight in gold
- by BMM BMM’s Barbara Schmick Receives ‘Changing Lives After 55’ Award
- by BMM Berkshire Business Round Table – Episode 3
- by Bill Schmick Pessimism reigns over the financial markets
- by Bill Schmick The student loan crisis
- by Bill Schmick Nurses do it right
- by Bill Schmick October sell-off arrives on schedule
- by Bill Schmick Will China be next?
- by BMM Checking my Homework
- by Bill Schmick Estate planning is for all of us
- by Bill Schmick The Market’s last quarter
- by Bill Schmick Credit freeze for free
- by Bill Schmick Record highs and more to come?
- by Bill Schmick Dogs and their cars
- by Bill Schmick September’s stock market
- by Bill Schmick How prepared are you to sell your company?
- by BMM Berkshire Business Confidence Index, Issue 6
- by Bill Schmick Record highs coming up?
- by Bill Schmick Should you bury yourself?
- by Bill Schmick Welcome to the market’s weakest months
- by Bill Schmick Turmoil in Turkey
- by Bill Schmick Will stocks break out or break down?
- by Bill Schmick Stocks set for a volatile August
- by Bill Schmick The incredible shrinking stock market
- by Bill Schmick Should you pay down your mortgage?
- by Bill Schmick Markets hitting highs
- by Bill Schmick The “Fortnite” Addiction
- by BMM Berkshire Money Management Celebration for BMC Nurses
- by Bill Schmick Markets remain range-bound
- by Bill Schmick Tariffs—the next chapter
- by Bill Schmick Is the yield curve signaling recession?
- by Bill Schmick How a heat wave impacts the economy
- by Bill Schmick A Wash-Rinse-Repeat Market
- by Bill Schmick Currencies and trade wars
- by Bill Schmick The next recession
- by Bill Schmick Ignore the noise and profit
- by BMM 2018 Mid-Year Outlook
- by Bill Schmick Trump’s fifty billion dollars in Chinese tariffs trash markets
- by Bill Schmick How to Avoid Recession, Immigrate to Australia
- by Bill Schmick Trump’s trade war
- by Bill Schmick Markets remain in sideways pattern (for now)
- by Bill Schmick Another week of market volatility
- by Bill Schmick Italy’s crisis threatens financial markets
- by Bill Schmick Nothing memorable in the markets this week
- by Bill Schmick It is no longer enough to simply manage money
- by BMM Resolution on the Horizon
- by Bill Schmick Markets catch their breath
- by Bill Schmick Are Americans saving enough for retirement?
- by Bill Schmick Stocks look ready to reach new highs
- by Bill Schmick What’s up with oil?
- by BMM Wine Tasting with Balderdash Cellars at Berkshire Money Management
- by Bill Schmick China worries dominate markets
- by Bill Schmick Financial scams targeted at the elderly are epidemic
- by BMM Berkshire Business Round Table – Episode 2
- by BMM John Krol interviews Allen Harris 4/30/18
- by Bill Schmick Peak earnings versus the yield curve
- by BMM Berkshire Business Confidence Index, Issue 5
- by Bill Schmick The opioid effect
- by Bill Schmick Earnings up, stocks, not so much
- by Bill Schmick Why the tax cuts are unpopular among Americans
- by Bill Schmick Will earnings trump Trump?
- by Bill Schmick The Facebook fallacy
- by BMM John Krol interview with Bill Schmick
- by Bill Schmick The Trump trade bluff
- by Bill Schmick Free trade versus fair trade
- by Bill Schmick Financial planners held to a higher standard
- by Bill Schmick Will April be better for the markets?
- by Bill Schmick Trump’s trade wars sink markets
- by Bill Schmick Medicare premiums and your income
- by BMM Berkshire Business Roundtable
- by BMM Build It, Sell It, Profit – interview with Allen Harris
- by BMM WealthE Interview
- by Bill Schmick Trade trials trip up investors
- by Bill Schmick Trade Wars: Episode II—attack of our trading partners
- by Bill Schmick Trump’s tariff talk trashes global markets
- by Bill Schmick The economy and what could go right
- by Bill Schmick Interest rates and the stock market
- by Bill Schmick Is America back in the space business?
- by Bill Schmick Markets have best week in five years
- by Bill Schmick Is it time to hedge your bets?
- by Bill Schmick Don’t be fooled by this correction
- by Bill Schmick How to handle a pullback
- by Bill Schmick Higher wages clobber markets
- by Bill Schmick Health care and the three musketeers
- by Bill Schmick Bulls barrel through another week
- by Bill Schmick There’s nothing sheepish about the price of wool
- by Bill Schmick Who cares about a government shut down?
- by Bill Schmick Is Bitcoin broken?
- by Bill Schmick Melt-up continues
- by BMM There is Nothing to Fear
- by Bill Schmick The cost of MAGA
- by BMM Berkshire Business Confidence Index, Issue 4
- by Bill Schmick “Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane… It’s the Stock market!”
- by Bill Schmick Beware the tax hit from mutual funds
- by Bill Schmick Off to the races?
- by BMM 2018 Outlook
- by Bill Schmick Confusion reigns as taxes change
- by Bill Schmick The market that keeps on giving
- by BMM Free Forum Event
- by Bill Schmick Here comes Santa
- by Bill Schmick To roll, or not to roll your 401(k)
- by Bill Schmick Should you roll your 401(k) into an IRA?
- by Bill Schmick It should be a good month for stocks
- by Bill Schmick Will the lights go out?
- by Bill Schmick The Bots are coming
- by Bill Schmick Is this a blow-off top?
- by Bill Schmick Why stocks continue to climb
- by Bill Schmick Sweet spot for the markets
- by Bill Schmick Buying the dips still works
- by Bill Schmick Cracks in the House of Saud
- by Bill Schmick China chips away at U.S. dominance
- by Bill Schmick Investors underwhelmed by tax reform
- by Bill Schmick Are you ready for a down market?
- by Bill Schmick Markets are waiting for tax reform
- by Bill Schmick IRS changes tax rules for next year
- by Bill Schmick Markets look ahead
- by Bill Schmick Taketh care of your workers, and they will taketh care of you
- by Bill Schmick In the middle of a melt-up
- by Bill Schmick Two months has just been added to your social security retirement age
- by Bill Schmick Markets need a time out
- by Bill Schmick Tackling Taxes
- by Bill Schmick Markets mark time
- by Bill Schmick Time to check your insurance policies
- by BMM Berkshire Business Confidence Index, Issue 3
- by Bill Schmick New NK missile lands with a dud on Wall Street
- by Bill Schmick The price tag of disaster
- by Bill Schmick Markets brace for the weekend
- by Bill Schmick America, the battered
- by Bill Schmick Markets scale a wall of worry
- by Bill Schmick How real is tax reform?
- by Bill Schmick September is chock full of risk
- by Bill Schmick Housing or the lack thereof
- by Bill Schmick When bad news is bad news
- by Bill Schmick Bitcoin
- by Bill Schmick Markets were overdue for a pullback
- by Bill Schmick The Korean Question
- by Bill Schmick The market may not be the greatest risk to your retirement portfolio
- by Bill Schmick The danger zone
- by Bill Schmick Volatility returns to the markets
- by Bill Schmick The death of the gas guzzler may take longer than you think
- by Bill Schmick Earnings keep stocks afloat
- by Bill Schmick How overworked nurses hurt you and your hospital
- by Bill Schmick Game time for the markets
- by Bill Schmick Front-line nurses have had enough
- by BMM Berkshire Business Confidence Index, Issue 2
- by Bill Schmick Global interest rates rise, global stocks fall
- by Bill Schmick The market’s half-time report
- by Bill Schmick Volatility returns
- by Bill Schmick Small business remains the lynchpin of America’s success
- by BMM 2017 Mid-Year Outlook
- by Bill Schmick Health care bill supports markets
- by Bill Schmick A tale of two charities
- by Bill Schmick Markets in pullback mode
- by Bill Schmick A tale of two charities
- by Bill Schmick FOMO fuels the markets
- by Bill Schmick As of tomorrow, putting a client’s needs first becomes law
- by Bill Schmick Markets are still on a roll
- by Bill Schmick Elder care in an age of confusion
- by Bill Schmick Markets climb higher
- by Bill Schmick Are you ready for a 20% correction?
- by Bill Schmick The Trump Dump
- by Bill Schmick Healthcare costs are strangling us
- by BMM Berkshire Business Confidence Index, Issue 1
- by Bill Schmick Markets are “Waiting for Godot”
- by Bill Schmick Cosmetics survive and prosper despite competition
- by Bill Schmick Earnings are better than expected
- by Bill Schmick Only the rich are saving
- by Bill Schmick Uncertainty descends upon the markets
- by Bill Schmick Don’t let romance blind you to the financial downside of living together
- by Bill Schmick New quarter, new market
- by Bill Schmick Living together is not what it used to be
- by Bill Schmick Congress’s comedy of errors
- by BMM Quarterly Thoughts
- by Bill Schmick Don’t worry, be happy
- by Bill Schmick Fed rate hike sets the stage for more
- by Bill Schmick Trump’s budget
- by Bill Schmick Mushy markets in March
- by Bill Schmick America’s road toward universal healthcare
- by Bill Schmick Markets are priced for perfection
- by Bill Schmick Medicare, why you need more than Part A and B
- by Bill Schmick All you need to know about Medicare
- by BMM Yes, You Might Actually Enjoy a “Working” Retirement
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2017
- by BMM It May Be Time to Reconsider What Retirement Means to You
- by BMM Are You Getting the Best Return on Life You Possibly Can?
- by BMM Three Ways to Avoid the Downside of Retirement
- by BMM A Trump Presidency
- by BMM Rose-Colored? Or Right-Colored?
- by Bill Schmick Markets make hay
- by BMM Dodging a Bullet
- by BMM Brexit
- by BMM 30 Minutes with Bill Schmick – Estate Planning, Parts 1, 2 and 3
- by Bill Schmick Estate Planning—the final chapter
- by Bill Schmick Giving up control in the event you need to
- by Bill Schmick What do Prince, You and a will have in common?
- by Bill Schmick Leaving your Legacy
- by Bill Schmick Have you had “The Talk” yet?
- by BMM Seasonal Distortions
- by BMM Risk On, But for How Long?
- by BMM Lessons Learned
- by BMM Januaries are Cursed
- by BMM Why Does Pessimism Sound so Smart?
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2016
- by BMM 30 Minutes with Bill Schmick – Social Security, Part Two
- by BMM 30 Minutes with Bill Schmick – Social Security, Part 1
- by BMM The Damage Done
- by BMM The volatility of coin tosses
- by BMM 2015 Mid-Year Update
- by BMM 30 Minutes with Bill Schmick – Rising Costs of Man’s Best Friend
- by BMM 30 Minutes with Bill Schmick – Women and Wealth
- by Bill Schmick Noise in, noise out
- by BMM Crude Dollars
- by BMM 30 Minutes with Bill Schmick – My $40,000 Knee
- by BMM Don’t Flinch
- by BMM 30 Minutes with Bill Schmick – Education Show, Part 2
- by BMM Oil Assisted Tailwinds
- by BMM 30 Minutes with Bill Schmick – Education Show, Part 1
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2015
- by BMM Income Inequality, Part II
- by BMM Income Inequality, Part I
- by BMM Retirement Tips from Bill Schmick (Video)
- by BMM Dissecting the Decline
- by Bill Schmick Watch Bill’s interview on GNAT TV
- by BMM Shallow Mid-Term Year Correction
- by BMM 2014 Mid-Year Outlook
- by BMM Stage 2 Update
- by BMM Shifting Stages: Stage 2 in Sight
- by BMM An Eye on Europe: From Winter to Spring
- by BMM Stages
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2014
- by BMM A New Allocation for a New Era
- by BMM September Slide
- by BMM 2013 Mid-Year Update
- by BMM Overextended, Overbought, Overdue, but not Over
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2013
- by BMM All Things Foreign
- by BMM Eurozone & UK the Most Attractive Global Regions
- by BMM Brazil
- by BMM Watching for Bubbles in China
- by BMM The U.S. is Negatively Affecting the Global Economy
- by BMM Invest in Asia (ex-Japan)
- by BMM Japan’s Earthquake and Global Economic Ramifications
- by BMM Slightly Bullish, But Alert
- by BMM The Market Sell-off of February 27th
- by BMM Volatility Renewed, Confidence Eroding
- by BMM Questions for Q2 2007
- by BMM Correction Coming (but they’re always coming)
- by BMM Return Compression is the Enemy
- by BMM Revisiting May 3, 2007
- by BMM Finger on the Trigger
- by BMM 1987 Remembered
- by BMM Weak Rally Implications
- by BMM Where’s the Little Guy?
- by BMM About That Correction…
- by BMM Cut and Run at 1438
- by BMM When everyone is looking one way…
- by BMM Retest Coming; Consumer Staples & Health Care Still Best Bets
- by BMM Revisiting the Risk Level
- by BMM Three-and-a-Half Times Per Year
- by BMM Contrasting Sell in May
- by BMM Cut and Run at 1312
- by BMM 1969 Revisited
- by BMM Summer Rally vs. New Bull Market
- by BMM Watch the Rally With Suspicion, Not Greed
- by BMM Watch the Rally With Suspicion, Not Greed – Part II
- by BMM Watch the Rally With Suspicion, Not Greed – Part III
- by BMM The Mother of all Bear Market Rallies
- by BMM Dow 10,000, Here We Come (Again)
- by BMM Valuations
- by BMM It Feels Like 1974
- by BMM Increasing Equity Exposure Again
- by BMM Short- and Long-Term Considerations
- by BMM Cyclical Bull in a Secular Bear
- by BMM A Technical Correction
- by BMM Disruption of the Primary Trend
- by BMM It Is Different This Time
- by BMM Summer Rally?
- by BMM Uncomfortably Conservative
- by BMM Sharp, But Ordinary, Correction
- by BMM What’s Next?
- by BMM Changes are a Comin’
- by BMM Earnings Season Meets the Debt Ceiling
- by BMM What We Are Watching
- by BMM The Process of Bottoming Out
- by BMM Year-End Stock Market Expectations for 2011
- by BMM Finding Optimism Amidst the Worry
- by BMM Conservative But Not (Yet) Scared
- by BMM ISM Rebounds Above 50
- by BMM Existing Home Sales Slip
- by BMM Net Home Sales Plunge
- by BMM Economy Growing No Better Than Trend
- by BMM Get Ready for the Rate Cuts
- by BMM Big Rebound in Payrolls
- by BMM Start of a Housing Bottom
- by BMM The Economy vs. The Fed
- by BMM Consumer Spending to Push the US Toward Recession
- by BMM More Recessionary Evidence
- by BMM Economy Still Solidly in Recession
- by BMM Recovery
- by BMM Recovery – Part II
- by BMM Manufacturing Turns Positive
- by BMM November Surprise
- by BMM Oil Shocks and the Economy
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2007
- by BMM Charts & Graphs (Indicators and Interpretations for 2007)
- by BMM Subprime Mortages
- by BMM Mid-Year Economic Outlook for 2007
- by BMM CEO’s Recession Prediction
- by BMM This Time It Is Different
- by BMM Not Seeing a Recession in 2007
- by BMM About that Recession
- by BMM Level Three Accounting
- by BMM Conflicting Data
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2008
- by BMM Following The Lead
- by BMM Walking the Recession Fence
- by BMM 2008 Outlook – A Quarterly Update
- by BMM Not A Recession, But Still Lousy
- by BMM 2008 Mid-Year Update
- by BMM A 10-Day Pause, a 4-Month Rally, a Lifetime of Higher Taxes, and Difficulty for the Economy in 2009
- by BMM 1982, not 1932
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2009
- by BMM “Bottoming Process” – a 15-Month Old Cliché
- by BMM Lacking Bearish Confirmation – But on the Brink
- by BMM Second Quarter Update for the Economic Outlook for 2009
- by BMM Second Half Update for Economic Outlook for 2009
- by BMM Recession Ending. Recovery Beginning.
- by BMM Holding and Upgrading.
- by BMM Changing of the Guard.
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2010.
- by BMM Second Quarter Update for the Economic Outlook for 2010.
- by BMM 2010 Mid-Year Update .
- by BMM Third Quarter Update for the Economic Outlook for 2010 .
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2011 .
- by BMM Second Quarter Update for the Economic Outlook for 2011 .
- by BMM Second Quarter Update for the Economic Outlook for 2012.
- by BMM The Fed’s Blueprint
- by BMM The Majority of the Damage Likely Done
- by BMM 2011 Mid-Year Update
- by BMM Economic Outlook for 2012
- by Bill Schmick Why everyone should have a will
