30 years ago this month, investors were enjoying one of the strongest bull markets in history. The Dow was up more than 40% for the year, to a record high of around 2,750. Things began to get a bit dicey after that, with a drop of 9% over the next few weeks, followed by…
It’s a funny thing, momentum. Some investments can have absolutely no momentum at all for years, then suddenly turn around and produce some very strong performance numbers. At the same time, some other investments will have years of consistent out-performance and then, seemingly overnight, crash and burn. More often than not, these behaviors happen to…
March Madness or Market Madness? Think you can pick the perfect bracket or the perfect investment strategy this year? There doesn’t seem to be a clear front-runner for the tournament nor the markets. The 2015-2016 NCAA season was rather strange where Top 10 teams suffered 74 losses, the most since the Associated Press launched their…
I know what you’re thinking. This is someone just trying to grab a headline. Sure I wanted your attention, but I also mean what I say. A declining market presents some great opportunities for everyone. Granted, this may apply to some more than others. Let’s take a closer look. We can lump every investor into…
Historically, mid-term elections have served as reflection points for stocks. Regardless of the outcome, stocks have rallied before the election in the second half of October, and the rally has continued through the following year. The S&P has not declined after a mid-term election since 1946, and the average 12-month increase has been about 16%.…
