Impact of Hurricanes
Are you well and safe?Have any of your loved ones been impacted by Helene or Milton?Will you comment below, and let me know?It’s been a rough couple of…
Did you know?
The top tax rate has been as high as 94%. The bottom tax rate has been as high as 22%. FDR proposed a 100% top tax rate. During…
Lower Interest Rates. Now What?
The Federal Reserve recently voted to cut interest rates, shaving 0.5% off the benchmark. 1Markets rallied exuberantly at the news, reaching new highs. 2Why did the Federal Reserve cut rates?With…
What’s Going on with the Markets?
Markets tumbled recently, giving their worst performance of 2024.1And then promptly rallied again.If you’ve been reading my recent emails, you’re probably not surprised.Let’s talk about what’s going on.What’s…
Exploring Your Options is the Only Option
We like to have options—and the more the better. We want more options in our cars, on our phones, and in our business dealings. How many options have…
What happens next? (market rollercoaster)
It’s been a wild August for markets.Recession fears kicked off the worst selloff since 2022 at the beginning of the month.Then markets staged a choppy recovery, even notching…
Is the Sky Falling?
I’m sure you saw the headlines.After hitting new highs last month, markets experienced a significant decline, erasing months of gains. 1It may feel like the sky is falling.Let’s take…
How’s Your Portfolio Doing Today?
Recent market events have left many investors feeling uneasy.The Japanese stock market recently crashed 1, driven by rising unemployment rates (now at 4.3% as of July) 2, disappointing corporate earnings,…
Election year volatility? (What it could mean)
A lot has happened recently.After weeks of gains, markets slid as investors took a step back from big technology stocks. 1At the same time, a global IT outage took…