Financial Planners
With the recent attacks in Israel on everyone’s minds, our partners at Clearnomics put together this excellent piece on how past events like this have played out in the economy and markets. On the morning of Saturday, October 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel killing hundreds and plunging […]
A client asked me last week why the stock market goes down when interest rates are rising. This is a good question and is a fundamental part of understanding the markets, so I thought it would make sense to take a minute and write down a simple explanation. While there […]
The first quarter of 2023 was largely positive for the markets, but not positive enough to make up for the frustrating previous 12 months. While inflation still appears to be slowing, there is plenty of uncertainty around interest rates and the Federal Reserve’s ability to slow the economy just enough […]
https://media.blubrry.com/kitchen_table_finance/content.blubrry.com/kitchen_table_finance/Kitchen_Table_112.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLast Week Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. Nuveen’s asset managers noted it was the fastest bank failure in history, the result of management missteps, a challenging interest rate environment, a narrow client base whose businesses were also sensitive to the interest rate environment, and customers […]
We have the messy year that was 2022 in the rearview mirror and we’re looking ahead to 2023. Inflation, Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drove the markets last year. If you’d like to hear our podcast episode on this topic, click here. As we look […]
As the old cliché says, when life hands you lemons, you need to make lemonade. The market has been sour lately, to say the least. Down markets make Roth IRA conversions more valuable because the inevitable market recovery occurs in the tax-free Roth IRA rather than a taxable traditional IRA. […]
The term bubble gets thrown around a lot by market commentators. Pessimistic bears tend to say the market is in a bubble whenever it has gone up since their bearish nature leads them to expect it should be down. But what is a bubble, and how should we use the […]
There is no denying that the market has been lousy for the first three quarters of 2022. While frustrating, the market goes through these periods regularly, and when they happen patience and remaining invested are the best medicine. However, when the markets hand us lemons there often is the opportunity […]
People often ask us if they should sell their stock investments and “wait until the market is better.” Market timing as a strategy does not work. In addition to this article, check out our podcast episode on the topic of Marketing Timing. Markets are Generally Efficient That means all the […]
It’s an often–repeated cliché about the markets: Stocks are the only thing Americans do not like to buy on sale. When the markets fall, people cut back on contributions to retirement accounts and repeatedly miss out on a golden opportunity to buy shares at low prices. The concept is simple: […]
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