There’s truly never a dull moment, whether in life or in the financial markets. As we look ahead to summer there’s a short but weighty list of issues to follow: the debt ceiling, the banking “crisis”, ...
... and liquidation by the FDIC, which creates a lot of headaches for regular people trying to access their cash.
I mention all this because of what a non-event this seemed to be for the markets and the ...
... performance last year. That may be true, but we still need to navigate the market we have and not wait for the one we hope for. At least according to JPMorgan, the one we have is this: We’re heading into ...
... the good.
Here’s a roundup of how major markets performed during the quarter:
US Large Cap Stocks: up 7.5%
US Small Cap Stocks: up 2.7%
US Core Bonds: up 3.2%
Developed Foreign Markets: up ...
... worsening market and economic conditions. Both Merrill and CS failures resulted from years of bad risk management but, in the case of CS, also the bad luck of showing the last of a lengthy string of big ...
... of course, roiled markets late last week and led to a frantic weekend for policymakers and regulators deciding how to calm things down. News has been evolving rapidly but, as of this writing, the government ...
... sell your share.
That math is pretty simple. Where it starts getting interesting is when the value of XYZ Corp shares moves around with the markets and you keep buying. Maybe you bought more shares at ...
This morning I’d like to share two loosely related things with you. First, it’s a little TV history with some interesting market context. Second, it’s a look at how to think about cash these days.
This ...
... proceeds to wait until the last minute to do anything while raising the political temperature and creating anxiety for global markets. But then they end up raising the debt limit anyway as they have nearly ...
... the most important factor is still Federal Reserve policy. The Fed, and concerns about how its interest rate decisions would be implemented, dominated the conversation last year and helped send markets ...