Why We Are Ready to Say Goodbye to Gold
Gold is viewed by many as one of the main hedges against inflation. With the Consumer Price Index up 9.1% year-over-year in June and gold...
Jul 26, 20221 min read
What to Expect During a Bear Market
The stock market officially entered bear market territory on Monday, June 13, according to the conventional definition of a 20% decline...
Jun 16, 20223 min read
How to Navigate a Bear Market
The conventional definition of a bear market is a drop of 20% from its peak. Therefore, even though the S&P 500 is down by 18.6% since...
Jun 12, 20224 min read
Why Credit Markets Aren't Pointing to a Recession
Many look very closely at the yield curve to find clues of a potential recession. Credit markets/high yield bond spreads are perhaps even...
Apr 18, 20221 min read
What a Yield Curve Inversion Really Means
The changing relationship between short- and long-maturity U.S. Treasury bond yields is once again a hot topic. As the yield curve...
Mar 28, 20224 min read
3 Very Important Reasons Why You Should Not Sell Your Stocks Now
Since January 3, 2022, the stock market has taken an unfriendly turn to investors. Initially, 40-year high inflation and the fear of...
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Why we are not "buying the dip"
The trifecta of inflation, higher interest rates, and the War against Ukraine has pushed the US equity market into a correction (a...
Mar 8, 20223 min read
Keeping Calm During a Panic Selloff (FAQs)
What is causing the market volatility? Following a remarkable rise in stock prices up until February 19, the rapid spread of a new...
Mar 13, 20206 min read
You’ve Got to Ac-Cen-Thu-Ate the Positive (*)
Longstanding baseball fans fondly remember Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro. The great knuckleballer had a strong motivation for making...
Sep 5, 20192 min read
Avoid "Cliches" Like the Plague
Bloomberg Opinion contributor Barry Ritholtz recently tweeted about his dislike of financial clichés that reflect badly on the speaker...
Jul 12, 20191 min read
