Keep Calm and Carry On The coronavirus epidemic has changed our world in a hurry. A few weeks ago the stock market was touching record highs, and now stocks are plunging, schools and restaurants closing, events canceled, and people are afraid to hug their friends. Government has sprung into action by (1) spending $2.2 trillion …
Likely you have heard that the governor issued a “stay at home” declaration, starting at midnight last night. Businesses should close or work from home through April 7, unless they are deemed essential services, as defined by the Department of Homeland Security. As it turns out, our industry made the list of essential services, so …
Greetings! You’re probably tired of reading “coronavirus updates” from every company you’ve ever done business with. But alas, we just wanted to reassure everyone that we are still here and haven’t lost our sanity. We are still working from the office and will hopefully continue to do so until it seems too risky for our …
We hope this letter finds you well, and your health is good—both your physical AND emotional health! Since our last blog post on Feb 28, the spread of the coronavirus continues, which should be surprising to no one. As it continues, the precautions to prevent its further spread have ramped up dramatically. If there is …
Rather, this is just an excuse to write to you to tell you about our thoughts on the market. It would be a bit of an understatement to say this has been a wild week. In 6 trading days, the market has gone from an all-time high to a 15% correction. That is unprecedented… literally…it …
For a moment, I want you to picture this: the year is 2009 and you are an investment fund manager getting ready to write your annual letter to investors. After a troublesome 2008, 2009 is shaping up to be slightly more encouraging, but profound challenges in the economy are still present and Dow Jones Industrial …
Who do you trust for information these days? It’s tough to know who’s bending the truth, or steering you to a point of view, right? Seemingly half the country believes nothing that comes from our president’s mouth (or twitter account), but buys into everything dished out by the mainstream media. The other half seems to …
The bull market and the economic recovery are now 10 years old. We are starting to see signs of weakness in leading economic indicators, and the Fed is now talking about the prospect of lowering interest rates later this year. This comes fairly quickly after the Fed evidently concluded, on December 19 of last year, …
The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them. Peter Lynch Building Your Economic Security with Rising Dividends Sometimes investors lose sleep over their equity investments because of a sinking spell in the market, ominous news stories, interest rate moves, changes in tax rates, etc. But for long-term …
You Know You Want to Read about the Fed The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank was founded over 100 years ago. It has a dual mandate of assisting the economy with full employment and striving for price stability. Over 100 years, the Fed has gone through periods where it is quite unpopular, even controversial. After the …
