Deep Thoughts and DeepSeek
In memory of famous investor Byron Wien, who was known for his list of 10 surprises each year, we provide our own list of potential economic, financial, and political surprises for 2025.
Is the Recent Runup in Chinese Stocks a Durable Rally or a Flash in the Pan?
In August of 2021, we decided China was un-investable and reduced our exposure to Chinese equities. In our blog “From Beijing to Wall Street” (here), we detailed our rationale.
Halloween Came Early
Ouch. Since August 1, the S&P 500 has fallen over 7%, a dramatic move, but not yet a correction from the July highs. However, the NASDAQ is down over 10% and firmly in correction territory.
What’s Happening Under the Covers
Why the U.S. Economy Has Remained Resilient in Spite of the Fed Raising Interest Rates and Reducing Their Balance Sheet
In memory of famous investor Byron Wien, who was known for his list of 10 surprises each year, we provide our own list of potential economic, financial, and political surprises for 2024.
If you just landed from Mars and we told you that three good sized U.S. banks had failed, the Federal Reserve had raised rates 5% in 13 months, the yield curve had been inverted since last year, the latest Senior Loan Officer’s Survey showed banks less willing to lend while already at recessionary lending levels, and according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, we are within two weeks of the government running out of money to pay its obligations, would you believe the S&P 500 is up about 9% thus far this year?
How Banks Work
What Causes Banks to Fail
How the Government is Responding
How Bank and Brokerage Accounts May Be Protected
Dilemma for the Federal Reserve
We suspect most people think getting inebriated is more fun than sobering up.
We hate to sound like a broken record and ruin the party, but inflation presents a problem which won’t be easily fixed.
The four most dangerous words in investing are “this time is different”.
A Tongue in Cheek Guide to the Latest Investment Concepts
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Who doesn’t love the story of David’s triumph over Goliath? This past week a group of “small” investors made tremendous amounts of money (on paper at least) by buying stocks that were heavily shorted by large, sophisticated hedge funds.
Markets hate uncertainty, and we can’t remember an election with such potential disparate outcomes. As we speak, the presidential race looks closer than ever, and the Senate majority is in question. Meanwhile the pandemic rages, and the President and Congress can’t agree on a stimulus plan. It’s no surprise stock market volatility has risen.
Fires are burning. The presidential election has never been more heated, and our whole election process is repeatedly questioned. The cold war with China continues to brew regardless of the political party in power. A global pandemic has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and jobs, created loneliness for our seniors, and caused those entering hospitals for medical procedures to endure alone.
He woke up today and asked us for an update. We explained there was a global pandemic that had claimed almost 400,000 lives worldwide and more than 100,000 in the United States.
How can we treat our ailing financial markets?
Medical experts say widespread lockdowns and social distancing must happen to contain the coronavirus and avoid overwhelming our hospital system.
the Coronavirus
Bombs and tweets couldn’t sink the S&P 500, but Covid-19 did.
While there is a role for gold in a diversified portfolio, gold is not universally liked or owned by investors and wealth managers.
The rates on overnight repurchase agreements, known as repos, suddenly rose above 9% last week.
We never really know where markets and the economy are headed, but market participants constantly look for clues.
Why does the current market tone feel different from the February and March stock market selloffs?
When do they protect you? When do they hurt you?
Worst Day Ever for the Dow Jones Industrial Average!
Perspective As the current bull market ages (from the bear market end in March 2009) investors are increasingly worried about buying at the peak.
The basic difference between a mutual fund and an exchange traded fund (ETF) is that an ETF trades like a common stock as its price changes throughout the trading day.
Brexit is spurring a flight to quality move into US Treasuries.
The short answer is yes.
