by John Bossler | Sep 27, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
Wall Street pundits love coming up with acronyms and catchy phrases for what they favor in the markets. While this style of reporting can make for good headlines, investors often pay more attention to the hoopla than to understanding the facts. One recent example...
by Steve Scott | Aug 2, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
The historic news out of Washington, as it affects the world of finance and investments, is the Department of Labor’s passing of the Fiduciary Rule on April 6th, 2016. After a good deal of back-and-forth with the industry, rule makers at the DOL came to a final,...
by Robert Katch | May 6, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
With U.S. economic growth slowing and profits falling, our Federal Reserve is between a rock and a hard place. Just six months ago, they expected a more robust economy and indicated four interest rate hikes for 2016. But that was quickly reduced to just two hikes...
by Robert Katch | May 4, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
China enjoyed tremendous GDP growth for many years as the country constructed vast cities and built highways to connect them. Unfortunately, many of the cities and roads are empty – currently rendering these assets useless – and no income is being...
by Robert Katch | May 2, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
The second-longest bull market for U.S. stocks continues to struggle. Since last summer, the market has twice dropped over 10%. Although the market rallied back on both occasions, it still finds itself below its May 2015 high. Even that high was reached by...
by Robert Katch | Apr 20, 2016 | Economy, Investing, Markets
Once again, investors are hoping they will be rescued by our Federal Reserve. This cycle has repeated itself several times since our last recession: The Fed signals there will be no more easy money yet economic growth slows. Investors become worried and the stock...
