Bear Markets
Some Green (Profit) on the Screen
As the first quarter comes to a close, not much has changed in the markets from the past year. The US Federal Reserve is still plowing ahead with a string of [...]
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(Market) Partly Cloudy, but Warmer
Fed be Gone Continuing on with our theme from last month, we see the markets remain on the path to normalizing. I know this might sound like crazy talk, but [...]
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The Endowment Strategy: How to Build an Armor-Plated Portfolio
The year was 1985, and David Swenson of Yale University was about to change the world. The investment community had no idea that a new strategy was under [...]
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Should I Add Managed Futures to My Portfolio?
When you’re planning your investment strategies for 2023 and beyond, you might as well look into a crystal ball as try to interpret analysts and [...]
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Year Ahead 2023: Eventually the World gets it Right
2022: Year in Review Stamp Seal Maker Crack Now that 2022 is in the history books, we thought it would be worthwhile to pause for a moment and reflect back on the [...]
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1970s Inflation: Why Inflation Today is Nothing Like the 1970s
Inflation remains one of the very hottest topics today in the world of investing. It seems no review we are doing today is without some discussion of inflation and [...]
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4/22 – MONTHLY COMMENTARY | Say Goodbye to the Good Ol’ Days
My, how the world has changed in two short years. Goodbye Good Ol’ Days Back when the COVID-19 Crisis was in full swing, the stock market had just witnessed [...]
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The US Federal Reserve and Interest Rates: Everything You Need to Know {Part 1/2}
The US Federal Reserve and Interest Rates: Saving the American Economy Since 1913 The Federal Reserve has dug the American economy out of some of the greatest ruts [...]
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Markets and War
Conflict and finance have always had a close relationship. Apart from the effects of economic warfare and increased spending, there is a lot of uncertainty in the [...]
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The Market Doesn’t Always Bounce Back Quickly
When I started my career as a financial advisor back in the fall of 1999, little did I know that I was entering the business at the worst bear market since the [...]
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