My reference to Ozzy’s “Crazy Train” is in relation to the heightened volatility in the stock and bond market right now. If the stock market were a stereo system (‘AirPods’ for all you youngsters), the volume would have been cranked to somewhere between level 9 and 10 yesterday, August 14, 2019. This is also an […]
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I’m going to start this blog with a very short allegorical text written in prose. I feel it resonates perfectly with a client and advisor relationship, so please enjoy. I’m sure many of you have read it before and later I’ll explain why it appears here. If you know the story, and/or are pressed for
Could you imagine buying a stock 15–years ago just to see the valuation at exactly the same price today? Maybe. But can you imagine having a portfolio comprised of more than 4,000 companies that made absolutely zero gain in last 15-years? Well that portfolio (index) is called the NASDAQ, and it just happened! The other
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Market volatility has returned with a vengeance. As the market swings dramatically (see recent one-day returns for the S&P 500 Index below), it’s natural to worry about your investment strategy. S&P 500 Index One-Day Return October 3 – November 1, 2011 SOURCE: Bloomberg (total returns)[1] The good news is that we have methods that may
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