... market.
But how about the stock market? Should stock investors worry about increasing interest rates? Do they foretell anything useful? If you knew in advance what the Fed was likely to do, or, for example, ...
... so much lately and even a relatively benign percentage drop comes off a larger number, but it’s still a noteworthy chunk of money.
Beyond news like that, consternation has been growing for some investors ...
... made by investors about the path of rates. Are they headed higher? That’s usually bad for stocks and bonds, depending on the context. Are they headed lower, which could be good for markets? But are they ...
... by the shifting sands of market expectations about the economy and when and how much the Federal Reserve may lower interest rates.
We began 2024 with most investors anticipating the Fed would lower rates ...
So which is it, is inflation getting better or worse? You get different answers depending on who you ask. The impact of inflation can be intensely personal and people have stories to share, but investors ...
... And more economic activity that would have been financed by debt at lower rates just doesn’t happen.
For now, investors aren’t concerned that a delayed impact of higher rates will turn the two-speed ...
... commodity backs their investment is comforting for many investors who buy gold for various reasons other than pure price appreciation. Granted, much of this is personal preference but that shouldn’t be ...
... stock market still has some catching up to do. Investors may be a little complacent about that, the firm says. Schwab is skeptical about current assumptions for corporate earnings growth and, like JPMorgan, ...
... given recent performance as markets reset a bit for the year ahead. Investors, at least on average, are always looking forward so let’s spend some time on strategies and tactics for 2024. We’ll jump right ...
The fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023 was an about face from the first nine months of the year. Just about every asset class was up almost the whole time and investors were optimistic. This, after investors ...
... investors are expecting that the economy will continue to slow gradually and that the Fed will start lowering rates as early as March to compensate. In other words it’s a weird dynamic where investors ...
... of these areas. More risk tolerant investors have been making up for ground lost last year while, ironically, more conservative investors have been dragged through the mud first by inflation and then the ...
... true to form for the markets that several days of good performance get strung together when most investors aren’t expecting it. It’s just Mr. Market’s way of keeping us interested.
Along these lines, ...
With news of war in the Middle East this past weekend it’s natural for US investors to wonder, and even worry, about potential harm to our financial markets. Setting aside the human toll of violence and ...
... 2.2%
The AI stock boom that began the year wasn’t strong enough to propel markets through Q3. Ironically, that boom contributed to the selloff in stocks over August and September as investors hit sectors ...
... maximum Social Security benefit payments, according to the 2023 Schroders U.S. Retirement Survey of 2,000 U.S. investors nationwide ages 27-79 between Feb. 13 to March 3.
Overall, 40% of nonretired respondents ...
I hope your week is going well so far. It’s a busy one on my side of things with big companies reporting earnings and the Fed meeting again tomorrow. Bond investors are pricing in a 99% chance the Fed ...
... performance so far this year amid fears of higher interest rates and consternation about the federal government potentially defaulting on its debt. In short, it was another eventful quarter for investors ...
... to Andy Rothman, and not political ideology. And since Xi seems to have real staying power, his pragmatism should matter longer-term to the rest of us.
Andy made the point that, for long-term investors, ...
... the backdrop for investors across a broad range of assets.
Now on to the updates about aging in our country…
Carolyn McClanahan –
Carolyn was a family MD before becoming a financial planner and ...