Written By: Dave Yeske, CFP® and Lauren Stansell, CFP® Back in August of 2015 markets around the world had gotten choppy after a period of extended calm and some were asking what was up and what was next. We offered the Weekend Chart Challenge as…
The stock market has become much more volatile in recent weeks and months and we thought we’d offer a brief perspective. First, we know you’ve seen the headlines that market performance last year was the worst in a decade, based on the S&P 500. That…
OK, let’s be honest, we never really know what the stock and bond markets are telling us in real time. It is only after the fact, with the benefit of hindsight, that we know what the signal meant. The economy and the financial markets are…
In Jason Zweig’s latest Wall Street Journal offering “The ‘Dumb’ Money Is Bailing on U.S. Stocks. That’s Smart.” he makes the case that “now more than ever, investors need to consider investing in overseas stock markets.” His argument is based on the observation that no…