Over the weekend, the focus in news media seems to have shifted a bit. It isn’t that discussion and commentary has materially changed – COVID-19, and its accelerating rate of infection in the U.S. is still front and center – but as it relates to the market and the economy, much of the conversation is […]
Read MoreAt the beginning of my career in the financial industry, I was a licensed rep for one of the largest mutual fund and discount brokerage companies in North America. Looking over the mutual funds that we offered, and digging into their respective investment philosophies was something I found to be really fascinating. It wasn’t just […]
Read MoreThe market is in full-blown bear market mode right now, and that means that a lot of stocks have really been getting beat up since the major indices all hit new all-time highs in mid-February. As of this writing, the S&P 500 has been testing support around 2,350 quite a bit over the last couple […]
Read MoreAs a pretty regular, retail investor, I have a lot of the same challenges most people do about tracking the stock market. Even though I do this for a living, I’m a busy guy, which means that paying attention to the entire market is hard, if not impossible to do. Like most smart investors, I’ve […]
Read MoreThe financial markets aren’t alone – or even leading the way – when it comes to reactionary, over-the-top fear about coronavirus. Last weekend, my wife and I were making our weekly run to the grocery store to stock up on the typical essentials. While this may not surprise you, it did surprise me to see […]
Read MoreThe market is off to a rocky start this week. Concerns about coronavirus, which continues to spread across the world and is starting to affect corporate commentary, even found a way to filter into the crude oil market. Already under pressure due to declining demand amid massive shutdowns and quarantines starting in China, but expanding […]
Read MoreThe market seems set to keep selling off – but is the story really as bad as it seems? The news continues to revolve around coronavirus-induced fear. It’s true that the spread of the virus continues to get bigger; but there are also indications that the worst effects may have already begun tapering off. I […]
Read MoreIt is, perhaps, not too surprising that while the rest of the market has been plagued by fear and uncertainty coming from the increasing spread of coronavirus and questions about the efficacy of government responses, there have been a few pockets of opportunity to be had. One of those is in stocks like Gilead Sciences […]
Read MoreThis week, the market continues to be volatile, but uncertain. Coronavirus, Super Tuesday, geopolitics, trade, interest rate policy – it seems like everything is getting added to the mix right now. Increasing uncertainty is a good reason to start looking for generally more conservative ways to put your money to work for you. That means […]
Read MoreIn the last week, uncertainty and concern related to the increasing spread of coronavirus on a wider, global basis (including the U.S., on a relatively smaller scale) officially gave way to panic; for the week, the Dow Jones Industrial average shed more than 4,000 points from its last peak in the middle of February, which […]
Read MoreMarket and popular news media alike has been dominated for the last week or so with headlines about coronavirus. Yesterday morning, before the market opened Jim Cramer even went so far as to render his opinion on air that containment of the virus had been lost – which raises the level of fear and risk […]
Read MoreIt’s interesting to see how market dynamics affect different industries and sectors of the economy at different points in time. Historical trends and norms prompt us to categorize certain areas of the market as “defensive” or “cyclical,” “aggressive” or “conservative” simply because of the way the price activity those areas, or even individual stocks have […]
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