Tag Archives: Stocks
Is Market Volatility the New Normal?
Last year, stocks marched higher with only minor pullbacks. When the year ended, the largest peak to trough decline for the S&P 500 Index was just under 3% (St. Louis Federal Reserve data on the S&P 500). It was a … Continue reading
Avoiding 8 Big Mistakes in Retirement
Tens of millions of Americans are looking forward to the day they retire. Others enjoy their profession and can’t imagine a life without work. Yet, even those folks recognize that one day they won’t wake up on a Monday and … Continue reading
5 STEPS TO ACCUMULATING WEALTH
There are many reasons to engage the services of a financial advisor. Some investors don’t understand the complexities and the array of choices, and they would prefer to have an expert deal with it for them. That’s understandable. Others enjoy … Continue reading
Stocks – Is It 2008 Again? 3 Things To Do In Today’s Market
Those who have children or have been a child are familiar with questions from the back seat on a long car trip, “are we there yet?” Many of us feel the same in regard to the stock market’s recent and … Continue reading
Stocks Down Hard Today & This Week – Is It Time To Panic?
Investor’s Business Daily summarized the market today: “The stock market today stumbled as oil staged uneven declines following the confirmation of a sharp reduction to the International Energy Agency’s oil demand growth estimates for 2016. The change put the year’s … Continue reading
“Ides” – Bill Gross’ Investment Outlook For 2015
Bill Gross is a legendary and respected portfolio manager, and according to Wikipedia, “William Hunt “Bill” Gross is an American financial manager and author. He co-founded Pacific Investment Management. Gross also ran PIMCO’s $270.0 billion Total Return Fund. Gross left Pimco … Continue reading
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