October Recap and November Outlook The fourth quarter has seen the longest government shut down on record, and an election cycle that would seem to reflect some voter dissatisfaction with the status quo. The shutdown…
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September Recap and October Outlook After a pause in interest rate cuts since the last cut at the December 2024 FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve finally reduced rates by 25 basis points at the September…
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May Recap and June Outlook May was a month of differing perspectives. Markets turned positive on a belief that a solution on tariffs would be eventually forthcoming, and the continued whipsawing headlines began to have…
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International Diversification: Why Would I Ever Want to Invest in Other Countries ? One question we get a lot is why we’d ever want to invest in countries other than the U.S. The U.S. stock…
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Mailbag! Should I Sell My Bond Funds That Have Lost Money? Welcome to another mailbag episode. It’s not a surprise that the value of bond funds has gone down with the high interest rates…
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What is the Bond Market Trying to Tell Us? This week’s episode of Grow Money Business is all about the bond market and how it changes with inflation, high-interest rates, and an inverted yield curve….
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What the US Debt Downgrade Means for Stock and Bond Markets It’s been in the news recently that one of the three major independent organizations that evaluate creditworthiness in the US downgraded the rating from…
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The Yield Curve is Inverted… Should We Sell Stocks? An inverted yield curve is an indicator of the possibility of a future recession, and also creates implications for investors and market participants. Currently, the U.S….
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The combination of high inflation, the Federal Reserve’s aggressive program of rate increases, and economic and geopolitical uncertainty has meant volatile markets and the vanishing of traditional sources of portfolio diversification. Progress has been made,…
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Stocks and bonds have had a terrible time this year, and many wonder if the worst is over or if the next 12 months will bring more hardship. However, although the economy faces challenges, there…
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