…What will be the year’s biggest financial surprise? They offer a list and each one would be a big surprise, from yields falling below 10 percent to commodities prices surging…
…attending an investment committee meeting for one of our institutional accounts. I actually don’t work directly with the client and was asked to come by one of our Portfolio Managers,…
…shows, everyone around the world watches it. What could go wrong? Well, all of that success creates success, but it also creates challenges. In 2015, there weren’t many competitors. I…
…happens to wages in the meantime. If employers feel like they have to pay up to compete, that’s where I think sustained inflation will come in. Right now, I’m reading…
…and ‘B’ shares that foreigners cannot buy (with some exceptions) Both A- and B-shares are listed on either the Shanghai or Shenzhen exchange and trade in different currencies. The A-shares…
As expected, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) left short-term interest rates unchanged yesterday. Their statement yesterday along with other comments from Fed officials imply that the Fed is…
…the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX as it is commonly known, that measures the markets view of expected volatility over the next three months. Early in the year, traders expected…
…percent coming out of the 2008 financial crisis but struggled to do so. Some clients are asking what we are doing to protect ourselves from higher inflation rates, and it’s…
…bond end 2017? It closed out last year around 3.1 percent. Under 3.0% 3.0 to 3.5% 3.5 to 4.0% Above 4.0% This is one of the questions that we ‘answered’…
…not a fair comparison because they aren’t on an apples-to-apples basis. We must look at the muni bonds adjusted to pre-tax levels for a true comparison. We could look at…
