Tag: stock market
Aug 24, 2026
On the last Wednesday in July, I got several phone calls from clients. On the last Friday in July, nobody called. Why the difference? On Wednesday, the S&P 500 dropped 1.52 percent and the Nasdaq composite dropped 1.74 percent. On Friday, the S&P 500 gained...
Mar 9, 2026
War with Iran is adding a new level of chaos to already uncertain times. What about your retirement savings? Is your investment portfolio safe? Is it time to think about pulling out of the stock market? If you’re asking yourself questions like these, please pause and...
Mar 17, 2025
There’s nothing like a good sale to get people excited—unless that sale happens in the stock market. Instead of celebrating a chance to buy at a discount, investors panic, dump stocks, and brace for economic doom. That’s exactly what’s happening now as tariffs rattle...
Jul 17, 2023
When it comes to the economy, the idea of “fake news” is nothing new. We’ve often had a segment of the population believing the US government is intentionally lying. In the early 2000’s, economist Paul Krugman used the term “inflation truthers” to describe...
Feb 20, 2023
Is investing in the stock market akin to gambling? It certainly carries a reasonable amount of risk. Yet, done correctly, investing in the market is not remotely gambling. For comparison, consider games of chance. The best one to play is Blackjack. If you play every...
