... offer some notes on two of them, rebalancing and RMDs, with more topics to follow next week.
It’s obviously been a rough year for the markets, as you can see from the chart below. Through the holiday-shortened ...
What a crazy year it’s been for the markets! There’s been tons of volatility and the direction most of the time has been southward. Good days have often turned sour, and weeks will go by where it feels ...
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This extra room to save into tax deferred accounts comes at a good time given the tumult in stock and bond markets. Through last Friday, the S&P 500 is down 20% this year while Big Tech and other sectors ...
... market crisis. A lot of this was news last year, but current reporting shows how widespread the issue was. As markets were only starting to rage into February 2020, officials at HHS and the NIH, for example, ...
... that investors are better served worrying about other risks. If nuclear weapons risk rises, we would expect a higher risk premium for markets generally. But that risk premium will either pass as risks ...
... recession risk here and abroad that increased uncertainty and market volatility.
Here’s a roundup of how major markets performed during Q3 and year-to-date, respectively:
US Large Cap Stocks: down ...
... what it is.
This week I’ll jump right in because I want to share a variety of information about what’s happening in the markets.
September is typically one of the worst months of the year for investors, ...
Initially I was going to post another blog about the markets since last week wasn’t great for investors. And after a brief respite we’re looking at another down day as I write this. The mood is still being ...
... rate in August.
Stock and bond markets were set to rise with the expected inflation decline, so news of continued high inflation turned the stock market on its heel.
The Markets –
Year-to-date through ...
... market indexes fell quickly. This carried over to yesterday but, at least as I write, futures markets are indicating a bit of a bounce. We’ll see how the day unfolds. As always, I mention all this to help ...