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Bob’s Journal for 3/19/20
Some Notable Events That Grabbed My Attention This Week In the last week, we moved from concerns about economic growth to concerns about liquidity for businesses and individuals. The first sign of the change was the Federal Reserve’s emergency move to reduce the interest rates it controls down to zero and institute other measures. The […]
Bob’s Journal for 3/12
Many of you have seen and asked about promotions for Retirement Watch that offer a book, “The New American Retirement Plan.” This book and the promotion are a way to introduce new readers to the newsletter. You’ve seen all the material in the book, because it was taken from past issues of the newsletter. That […]
Bob’s Journal for 3/5/2020
Some Notable Events That Grabbed My Attention This Week On Monday, I was the guest on Jordan Goodman’s podcast, Money Answers, broadcast live on Voice America. We covered a wide range of retirement finance issues. You can listen to a recording of the interview at your leisure by clicking here. It’s also available on the […]
Some Notable Events That Grabbed My Attention This Week
Market and economic news in the last week were dominated by a factor from outside the markets and economy: the coronavirus that’s spreading around the globe. Also known as COVID-19, the virus has infected more than 82,400 people and killed 2,804 worldwide, as of Feb. 27, according to the New York Times. The most important […]
Bob’s Journal for 2/20
The bond bull market is back, at least for a while. Every time it appears that low market interest rates are in the past, something happens to cause rates to decline. Just a few months ago, central bankers around the world made it clear that they were more worried about deflation and recession than about […]
Bob’s Journal for 2/13/20
Some Notable Events That Grabbed My Attention This Week Morningstar’s mutual fund service finally started analyst coverage of WCM Focused International Growth (WCMRX). The service is late to the party, and that’s common with many investment consultants, rating services and other investment aids. I’ve been recommending WCMRX off and on for years, and it’s been […]
Bob’s Journal for 2/6
The United Kingdom’s 47-year-long membership in the European Union (EU) ended last week. The separation, commonly called Brexit, was mostly uneventful. While there was no economic calamity or social upheaval, that’s partly because the Brexit process isn’t over. The deal that was negotiated between the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the EU in 2019 allowed many […]
Bob’s Journal for 1/30
There’s evidence that volatile markets make people unstable and even dangerous. Some European academics have looked at the relationship between fluctuations in U.S. stock prices and fatal car accidents. They found that a sharp daily drop in stock prices, which they defined as a move of one standard deviation or more, was associated with a […]
