Have Stocks Left You Behind?
Sep 11, 2020
Some people in recent weeks may have been feeling that “the market seems to be doing so well but I’m not participating in any of these high-flying stocks.”
A look behind the headlines helps tell the story. (more…)
Tags: Financial Help, Investment Planning, Investments, Personal Finance
Federal Reserve Year-Long Review Expected in September
Aug 28, 2020
As many of you know, the Open Market Committee for the Federal Reserve has eight scheduled meetings each year when the seven board members review the nation’s economic activity and set the federal funds rate’s target rate. (more…)
Tags: Current Events, Investments
Stocks Gain Tremendously Since 2009
Jan 24, 2020
Where were you on March 9, 2009? Do you remember the headwinds hitting Wall Street stocks then? When the closing bell rang at the New York Stock Exchange that Monday afternoon, it marked the end of another down day for stocks. Just hours earlier, the Wall Street Journal had asked: “How Low Can Stocks Go?”1
The Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index answered that question by sinking to 676.53, even with mergers and acquisitions making headlines. The index was under 700 for the first time since 1996. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled to a closing low of 6,547.05.2
To quote Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” It was the bottom of the bear market – and it was also the best time, in a generation, to buy stocks.2 (more…)
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Outlook 2020
Jan 3, 2020
Tags: Financial Planning, Investing, Investment Portfolio, Investments
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Sep 22, 2023
The specter of a U.S. federal government shutdown continues to loom this week as Congress has just 12 days to agree on a budget before the October 1 deadline. House Republicans released a temporary measure on Sunday which could push the deadline out another month, with the hopes of a final solution coming in the … Continue reading “Government Shutdown Looms, Stocks Say ‘Been There, Done That’”
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