2020 Election and Other Stuff!
September 18, 2020 2020 Election and Other Stuff! Without fail, there is always a good degree of trepidation as we approach a national election. We suppose this is normal, especially in the days leading up to the event, as the rhetoric between the two candidates becomes ever more confrontational, accusatory, and contentious. It […]
Fright Mode
Thoughts While Viewing the Market in Fright Mode As we write this, the stock market appears to be in a free-fall. The Dow is down around 1,800 points having fallen 2,100 already this morning. It currently stands at 21,646 and down from the February high of 29,500. This is panicky selling, which is virtually never […]
Fear – A Great Sell Motivator, But Frequently Misleading
Fear – A Great Sell Leader, But Frequently Misleading The most recent fear to visit the investment community is the Coronavirus. Unless you are living under a cactus in a remote desert, this is not news to you. This infection first appeared in December, and by the end of January hundreds of people across several […]
Tarriffs, Taxes, & Bad Stuff
Tarriffs, Taxes, & Bad Stuff This past weekend, China decided to let their currency, the Yuan, drop to the lowest level it has seen in ten years. This clearly appears to be a retaliatory move for our government’s action last Thursday when, surprisingly, we put a 10% tax (sometimes called tariff) on many consumer goods […]
