Know Your Number to Prepare for a Bear Market June 27, 2019 Investing economy, interest rates, market timing, stock market The stock market hit new highs this month. Yet many investors remain undeniably gloomy. Economic expansions and bull markets don’t die of old age. (Just ask any Australian under the age of 28; that country hasn’t seen a recession since 1991.) But with the bull market plowing through its tenth year, … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Focus on the Fed: Any Hint at Future Rate Cuts Could Move Markets June 17, 2019 Economy and the Markets economy, interest rates Remember when the conversation centered on whether the Fed would raise interest rates or not? That talk has turned 180 degrees, with the financial chattering classes pondering whether a rate cut is imminent. This despite economic growth continuing apace, strong employment levels and interest rates that remain conducive to borrowing—just this … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right