Protect Your Budget While Car Shopping Back in May of 2021, I wrote about buying cars in the early days post pandemic. That was at a time when the supply of both new and used cars was very low and prices were high. Fast forward to today, a few things have changed and...

The Fed is Raising Interest Rates It is expected that The Fed will be raising the Fed funds lending rate on Wednesday by 0.25% according to JP Morgan to 5.25-5.30%. Why does this matter? It matters from the perspective of what direction interest rates are headed on...

Can the Bull Market Continue? To most people’s surprise, stock markets around the world are up. Market timing is rarely a winning strategy. It’s one of the reasons we encourage investors to develop their own personal investment strategies and stick to them. Our...

The U.S. economy has proven to be more resilient in the first half of 2023 than many expected, as strength in the labor market has helped support consumption. But how much momentum does that labor market have? This week’s chart looks to quantify labor market momentum...

We are now in the second half of 2023. In the first half of 2023, stock markets did well. Both in the US and around the world. The S&P 500 is up 16.89% thru 6-30-2023. Other stock indexes also have done well. Developed market (DM) and emerging market (EM)...

The Fed (aka the  FOMC ) is scheduled to decide on US interest rates this Wednesday and according to JP Morgan they should consider pausing the rate increases. On Wednesday, the Fed should provide more clarity on the trajectory of rates after vacillation in market...

During periods of volatility in the stock market like we are currently having, you may have doubts about your long-term investment strategy. It’s important to remember this quote from Warren Buffett: “The market is the most efficient mechanism anywhere in the world...

We have included a summary of the U.S. Debt Ceiling Debate article written by Lord Abbett. The full article can be found here. Investors, and the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), are increasingly focused on the looming showdown over the U.S. budget and the statutory limit...