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Bob’s Journal for 5/15
Asia Sends a Quiet Warning About Trade Conflicts Currency markets in Asia indicate that central banks and investors in Asia might respond differently than expected to the tariff wars. President Trump complains that the trade deficits the United States has with other countries mean America is being taken advantage of, but those countries don’t sit […]
Bob’s Journal 5/8
Key Corporate Earnings Give First Clues to Economy’s Health Data issued by the government and some private sources receive the most attention. Economists, analysts, the media, and individual investors pore over the employment reports, gross domestic product data, Consumer Price Index, and more. They also dive into surveys of consumers and businesses. All that data […]
Bob’s Journal 5/1
News and Rumors About Social Security Social Security has been in the news a lot lately. Change definitely is afoot there, but there have been many rumors and allegations that aren’t accurate. Early this year, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced that 10 offices would be closed and some employees would be laid off. […]
Bob’s Journal 4/24
International Stocks Surge Ahead Again Following a brief pause, non-U.S. stocks are back to handily outperforming U.S. equities in 2025. After years of lagging, international stocks began 2025 by delivering significantly higher returns than U.S. stocks. The superior returns were broad-based. For example, iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA) had a total return in the first quarter […]
Bob’s Journal for 4/17
A Few Retirement Myths Explored The myths that surround retirement and retirement planning make it harder for many people to have successful retirements. Some widespread myths address when people retire and how much of their employment income they need to replace in retirement. Actual experience in these areas differs from many people’s beliefs and expectations, […]
Bob’s Journal for 4/10
Financial Moves That Ease the Pain of Market Declines A sharp, sudden market decline can create financial opportunities for alert investors. Market declines can present opportunities for those who put emotions aside, ignore the headlines, and consider which long-term actions might be best for them. One strategy to consider is to convert a traditional IRA […]
Bob’s Journal for 4/3
A Tough Start to 2025 for U.S. Stocks Many investors wondered over the last few years when U.S. stocks would take a break from their exceptional returns and what would trigger the reversal. Numerous events that would have caused a sell-off in the past didn’t knock U.S. stocks off track. It took a new administration […]
Bob’s Journal for 3/27
Major Anniversaries Marked in March 2025 March 2025 contained significant anniversaries of major events. Patrick Henry delivered his “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech 250 years ago. This year and the next few years will be filled with the 250-year anniversaries of events related to the American Revolution. The month contained the 60th […]
