…recent peak. The S&P 500 is already in correction territory having not fully recovered from the steep losses last August. The rally in October offset most of the losses, but…
…inflation expectations measures is becoming worrisome.’ He further said that while central bankers try to ‘look through’ oil price changes, ‘inflation expectations themselves begin to change due to changes in…
…shortfall in inflation, citing energy prices and non-energy related import prices and said that they would monitor the progress of inflation to their goal ‘carefully.’ After evaluating the report, markets…
…process data as it comes out and calculates the expected impact on current quarter GDP. This seems like it should be a fairly simple and accurate process, however each model…
…shape of the yield curve. It’s an interesting approach that we think is better than a straight index fund (this is passive, but not indexed, an important distinction that deserves…
…the stocks in the S&P 600 and favor high quality companies that tend to perform better over time. This is good news, especially for the time being, but it’s important…
…and blue lines show the market estimates for fed funds based on the day of the announcement and yesterday. The market based estimates are pretty far away from the Fed…
…kinds of investors: Private Clients, Institutional Investors and Company Sponsored Retirement Plans (usually 401k plans). Still based in St. Louis, MO, we now serve clients in 34 states. Milestones …
…the risk of higher interest rates was higher, even though it would hurt our bond portfolios in the short run. But the reason that rates are low is that markets…
…call bi-polar today, and offers prices that vary wildly over short periods. Some days, he’s fantastically optimistic, and some days he’s darkly pessimistic. On Thursday, Mr. Market was feeling down,…
