Welcome to Viewpoints, a monthly bulletin from PDS Planning to our valued clients and friends. Our goal with each issue of Viewpoints is to provide you with a wide variety of perspectives on life and wealth. Feel free to share with others. EVs Outsell Diesel: For the first time ever, European electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids outsold…
Welcome to Viewpoints, a monthly bulletin from PDS Planning to our valued clients and friends. Our goal with each issue of Viewpoints is to provide you with a wide variety of perspectives on life and wealth. Feel free to share with others. Economic, Investment, and Other News Bits China Gamers: Earlier this month, China imposed strict new…
September 2021 Financial Markets Commentary Despite all of the negative news and the present risks, markets have continued to climb higher. According to SPDR’s Head of Research Matthew Bartolini, we’ve seen “multiple hurricanes knocking large portions of the US off-line, increased tensions in the Middle East, softening economic data as measured by the continued decline…
Welcome to Viewpoints, a monthly bulletin from PDS Planning to our valued clients and friends. Our goal with each issue of Viewpoints is to provide you with a wide variety of perspectives on life and wealth. Feel free to share with others. Economic, Investment, and Other News Bits Delta Variant: The Delta variant of the coronavirus has…
Now that the Olympics have wrapped up, it created an incredible opportunity for the country to come together as one no matter the political affiliation and be proud to be an American. These elite athletes have dedicated countless days, weeks and years to their sports to be able to compete on the global stage,…
July 2021 Financial Markets Summary The first 6 months of 2021 have fortunately been much less eventful than the first 6 month of 2020. Stock markets around the world have been performing quite well with the S&P 500 up 15%, developed international 10% and emerging markets 8.5%. The unemployment rate has dropped significantly from the…
Behavioral Finance: Home Country Bias It was last June when we wrote about a few behavioral finance topics. While markets aren’t as volatile as they were 12 months ago, and headlines surrounding the stock market may not be as divisive, we thought it would be helpful to review some investing basics through the lens of…
Viewpoints: June 2021 Welcome to Viewpoints, a monthly bulletin from PDS Planning to our valued clients and friends. Our goal with each issue of Viewpoints is to provide you with a wide variety of perspectives on life and wealth. Feel free to share with others. Economic, Investment, and Other News Bits A Long Way Out: The Fed…
June 2021 Financial Markets Summary Life is getting back “closer” to normal. School is out for the summer, many companies are bringing employees back in the office, most mask mandates have been lifted and people are excited about planning their summer vacations. However, the housing market is nowhere remotely close to normal. “Pick any housing…
Viewpoints: May 2021 Welcome to Viewpoints, a monthly bulletin from PDS Planning to our valued clients and friends. Our goal with each issue of Viewpoints is to provide you with a wide variety of perspectives on life and wealth. Feel free to share with others. Economic and Investment News Bits Huge Sell-Off: The Crypto market and bitcoin…
Beyond Your Finances, Investment Planning, Market Commentary
Bitcoin: Blockchain, Mining, Energy It’s no secret that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general have gained significant popularity and notoriety over the last 12 months. Most notably because the return has been an astronomical 430% over the time period, but also due to companies such as Tesla, MicroStrategy, and Square investing a collective $3.9 billion earlier…
May 2021 Financial Markets Summary Have you noticed paying a little more at the grocery, your favorite restaurant, home improvement store or at the pump lately? Many companies chose not to pass along price increases last year due to COVID-19. However, consumers are now experiencing inflation throughout many parts of the economy. At Berkshire Hathaway’s…
Viewpoints: April 2021 Welcome to Viewpoints, a monthly bulletin from PDS Planning to our valued clients and friends. Our goal with each issue of Viewpoints is to provide you with a wide variety of perspectives on life and wealth. Feel free to share with others. Economic and Investment News Bits U.S. Housing is a Sellers’ Market: To…
April 2021 Financial Markets Summary March marked the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 driven market bottom. According to the CDC, over 30 million Americans have tested positive and unfortunately, over 500,000 lives have been lost in the United States. The pharmaceutical industry stepped up by rapidly developing several FDA approved vaccines. Approximately 30% of…
Irrational Exuberance There’s no question markets have been volatile this year. If we peel back the top layer, there are many different events we can blame it on: inflation, treasury yields, the Fed and interest rates, Covid vaccines, unemployment, even the colder than normal February. But, what if we didn’t peel back the top layer?…
