If you are feeling a little uncertain about the markets you are not alone. The S&P 500’s April return of -8.7% was the 14th worst month since 1970. You would have to go back to March 2020 (the very beginning of the pandemic induced Bear market) and September 2008 (the height of the financial crisis) to find worse months.
On March 16th, the Federal Reserve signaled it will be raising interest rates by a quarter point. The federal-funds rate will be increasing from near zero to somewhere around.25%. This is the first time since 2018 that the Fed has increased interest rates.....
The recent market volatility has not been fun to go through. In fact, January 2022 has been one of the worst starts to a year in recent history. Should this give you reason for concern? While the volatility we have experienced so far this year is not pleasant,...
When is transitory inflation no longer transitory? Last quarter we wrote a lot about inflation; in particular how the Fed has labeled current inflationary pressures as transitory (i.e. temporary) and they were open to “talking about talking about tapering”. Since...
‘Inflation’ is the word of the quarter Just like last year’s shutdown was unlike anything we have seen, it should come as no surprise that the recovery has also been unlike any other. With tremendous amounts of fiscal stimulus being pumped into the economy,...
There is much speculation among financial experts that inflation is going to rear its ugly head in the near future. Inflation is the scenario in which most things we purchase get more expensive over time. This can be devastating as your retirement savings don’t go as...