…leading index provider for non-US securities and using these two indexes allows me to look at the world in two consistently created components: the US versus the rest of the…
…list of ’14 Meaningless Phrases That Will Make You Sound Like a Stock Market Wizard.’ They’re pretty funny and although I may have relied on some in the past, he’s…
…which is the commission that the custodian charges to execute the trade. Most of the time, the commission on a stock or exchange traded fund (ETF) is $8.95.  That…
…of the average volatility for the first quarter compared to the average volatility of all of last year and found that, yes, markets were a little more volatile. I’m not…
…Argentines got lucky because they are rich in resources and benefitted from a boom in commodity prices. The point, though, is that there is terrible pain but countries get through…
…a different interpretation. Staff economists are no doubt busy preparing simulations that show how a weaker than previously estimated Chinese economy would affect the US. I’ve seen estimates that suggest…
…Shiller PE ratio compares the current market price to the average inflation-adjusted earnings for the previous 10-years. The chart below shows the Shiller PE ratio (in blue) back to 1926….
…forces us to buy more when they decline in value versus the other asset classes, a process known as rebalancing. Disciplined processes force you to do the things that work…
In September, I wrote an article about the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) – how it was constructed, how it compares to the S&P 500 and why I think, to…
…what will happen to bond prices when the Fed raises rates. Well, now the Fed has hiked rates and bond prices have risen – the Agg is up 1.50 percent…
