What’s Next? It’s official. We’re now 107 months into this economic expansion without a recession since 2009. It’s the second-longest ever. What next? The US economy has had seven straight quarters of rising economic growth. As we look...
The week of February 5th saw a sudden rise in volatility and a 10% decline in prices from the all-time high on January 26th. This sudden shift in market behavior caught many off guard. Well, of course it did! Everyone had grown accustomed to fourteen months of...
The chorus of economists and stock market pundits claiming a bear market is imminent continues to increase. In recent weeks prominent mutual fund managers have joined in claiming that everything from stocks, bonds and real estate are “overvalued.” Two weeks ago...
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” –Plato I’d like to begin this note by saying I’m not trying to imply anything regarding my writing with the above quote; I happen to like it and thought you might too....
At the end of the year Barron’s Magazine gathers the opinions of well-known mutual fund managers to gather their economic/stock market forecast for the upcoming year. The forecast for 2015 called for the following: GDP growth of 3-3.5%, profit growth of 8-10%, a 10yr...
