Markets went for another wild ride last week, as major domestic indexes swung back and forth. By Friday, December 7, markets had posted their worst weekly performance since March—and the S&P 500 and Dow both moved into negative territory for 2018. Overall, the S&P 500 lost 4.60%, the Dow declined 4.50%, and the NASDAQ dropped […] READ MORE
Major domestic indexes went down last week after all three gained more than 2% the previous week. The S&P 500 dropped 0.54%, the Dow gave back 0.47%, and the NASDAQ lost 0.66%. International stocks also stumbled; the MSCI EAFE decreased by 0.61%. Two familiar topics were on many investors’ minds last week: trade and treasuries. […] READ MORE
For those that are in retirement already or approaching retirement soon, the prospect of a bursting bond bubble and another hit to your personal retirement assets is enough to make you head for the hills! The past decade has proven to be quite volatile given two “stock bubbles”, a “real estate bubble” and a “derivatives bubble”. Now, with so much money […] READ MORE