Well last week the market decline was caused by the coronavirus. Now this week the market decline is caused by the oil price war between the Middle East and Russia. As always, we have a prudent process when developing your…

The recent severe downturn has brought a renewed sense of pessimism to our country and the world. The coronavirus fear is becoming widespread. How this will turn out is anyone’s guess. As many of you realize I believe the future…

The coronavirus crisis continues to expand. Many people are uncertain of the future. Many believe it is time to get out of the market. Many believe it is time to hunker down. At least until things calm down. Since there…

We are experiencing a great equity market up turn with virtually no end in sight. Many in the financial field are predicting an overdue downturn. There is no doubt that there will be a downturn. However, no one can tell…

In the past we all have seen the commercials during sporting events, as well as other highly viewed shows the baby that picks his own investments.  Obviously, these commercials are trying to convey the idea that you can trade your…

Numerous times over the last week investors have asked me if they should sell their stocks because of the coronavirus. As with all ‘crisis’ events I said no, you should remain disciplined to your investment policy statement and rebalance. There…

Given the stellar performance for the U.S. equities in 2019 many are questioning why we diversify. Below is an article by Frederick C Taylor that explains Why? Given the media’s trumpeting (OK, Trump himself as well) of the stellar performance…

As I do many times prior to watching the Green Bay Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks I was watching the NFL pregame show. Each week the ‘experts’ pick the winners of specific games. These ‘experts’ are made up of Super…