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The Economy Slows a Notch
Just when most analysts were sure the pieces were in place for an interest rate increase in September (December at the latest), the monthly employment reports changed everything last Friday. The positive news is that the previous month’s large number of new jobs was revised higher, from 255,000 to 275,000. But there were several […]
The Fed Keeps Markets Jumping
The Federal Reserve’s annual policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, last week kept investor’s guessing. Stocks drifted lower during the week as early indications were that Fed Chairman Janet Yellin would promise higher interest rates soon. Stock prices recovered after her speech, apparently because she didn’t mention a higher probability of a rate increase at […]
Reporting from San Francisco
This week’s report will be brief because I’m at the MoneyShow San Francisco this week giving presentations, signing books and appearing on a local radio show. The markets aren’t doing much, because the Fed is having its big annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week. Investors are waiting to see if any news comes […]
New Financial Protection for Seniors
Seniors and those who care about them should know about a valuable financial protection tool that has been available for longer than a year. The Securities Helpline for Seniors is provided by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the private organization that regulates brokers, registered investment advisor and some other investment professionals. Anyone can call the […]
Managing the Trade-Offs in Today’s Markets
It is more critical than usual to include two important steps in your investment decision making. Too many investors overlook these steps, causing them to miss opportunities and to take too much risk. The first step is to focus on the trade-off between risk and return when evaluating investments, whether you are thinking of buying […]
How Will the Election Affect Your Investments?
Next week I’m going to be traveling to the MoneyShow San Francisco, so I probably won’t send an email report or post a Bob’s Journal. Now that all the political parties have selected their nominees for president and vice president, we’re starting to see financial publications and websites speculating about what will happen to the […]
Markets Recovering from the Winter Gloom
Do you remember the markets of last January and February? How many of you thought at the time that at the end of July almost all markets would have very solid positive returns for the year? That’s what the markets delivered. The S&P 500 as of the end of July had returned 3.65% for the […]
The Post-Brexit Global Stock Rally Continues
Inflation for the next year or so is likely to be higher than most investors and the markets are expecting. Once investors realize this, there will be changes in market prices on investments such as for longer-term bonds because today’s prices are based on expectations that inflation won’t increase for years. We’ve probably seen the […]
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