A monthly column on topics that matter.
Investing at market highs can be scary. Do it anyway.
If you have money invested in the stock market, you are thrilled to see the S&P 500 trading at all-time highs. If you have money sitting in cash you would like to invest, then buying at all-time highs…
Massive market rally leaves stocks in a soaring but strange place
The late summer positivity is pervasive on Wall Street. That’s what a massive rally in stock prices will do. Consider us as excited as everyone else that the S&P 500 has soared more than 30% since its April low.
Investing Like a Billionaire Not as Difficult as it Seems
Jeanie Buss, majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, announced last month she had agreed to sell most of her family’s stake in the NBA team based on an updated valuation of $10 billion.
U.S. stock market hardens after economic volatility, but some threats remain
How far the stock market has come without traveling very far is remarkable. As we near the midway point of 2025, the major U.S. equity benchmarks sit less than 2% from where they began on January 1…
Now is the time to invest in bonds, with yields too good to ignore
Recently, I did something in my investment portfolio that I had never done before: I bought bonds.
Trump tariffs created a volatile market, which comes with big opportunities
Maybe now investors will realize how good we had it in 2023 and 2024. Those back-to-back years of 20%-plus returns and minimal volatility suddenly feel like a distant memory.
In the short term, everyone loses in a trade war
Roughly six weeks from President Donald Trump’s inauguration was when the presidential honeymoon period seemed to end.
Make your portfolio more efficient with these clear steps
On Super Bowl Sunday, the U.S. government announced it will no longer mint new pennies because, according to the U.S. Mint, each one costs nearly 4 cents to produce.
Federal Reserve rate cuts could create more harm than good
With great anticipation, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.50% on Sept. 18.
