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Will Fed Officials Continue to Drive Stock Prices Lower?
The October decline in stocks was triggered by hawkish messages from an array of Federal Reserve officials. The first remarks were from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who said in an Oct. 3 interview on PBS that “we’re a long way from neutral” in monetary policy. Powell said the economy no longer needed the extremely low […]
Bitcoin’s 10th Anniversary
Most people only heard of bitcoin and other digital currencies in the last couple of years. But digital currencies (some call them cryptocurrencies) can be traced back 10 years, according to this article. I think digital currencies could have a substantial role some day, if a way is found to make their values relative to […]
Market Turmoil Offers Economic Insight
The recent stock market decline reveals a lot about the economy. Until the last few weeks, the lagging sectors in the stock market were the interest-rate-sensitive sectors. Joining them were low-quality companies, including those with the weakest balance sheets. Home builder stocks were some of the worst performers during that period, followed by utilities and […]
Dear Reader (November 2018):
Almost everyone uses heuristic techniques. Unfortunately, the ways many people use them in their finances diminishes financial security. Heuristic is a fancy word for a short cut or rule of thumb. A formal definition is that it is a practical method for solving a problem, one that is not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect. […]
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The Limits Of Forecasting
As Hurricane Florence approached and then pummeled the mid-Atlantic coast, Elaine and I studied weather forecasts. We weren’t expecting a direct hit from the storm, but a lot of rain and strong winds were possibilities. Each time the storm shifted, so did the forecasts. During the week, forecasts for our area shifted from three to […]
Making Plans as a Turning Point Approaches
The tumble in global markets that took hold in October was widespread, leaving few investments untainted. Because we strive to be diversified and hold assets with margins of safety, many of our positions held up better than the market indexes. We won’t need to clean house in our portfolios this month, because we haven’t been […]
Markets Are Reacting to Tighter Money
One of the best-returning periods ever for financial assets is ending. Beginning in 2009, global central banks pumped money into the markets in an attempt to boost economic growth by increasing wealth. It largely worked. A traditional balanced portfolio of 60% U.S. stocks and 40% U.S. bonds had one of its best nine-year periods ever. […]
Major Transitions Are Taking Place in China
China deserves a lot of investors’ attention these days. China would be important at any time because it’s the world’s second-largest economy. However, China’s recent weakness and unique problems make it an important subject. Right now, there are major transitions taking place in China. It has too much debt, both public and private. The government […]
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