- 01, 03, 2023
- Comments Off on Stocks close modestly lower to end a dismal year
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, Oil Prices, REITs
Stocks close modestly lower to end a dismal year
Do not take yearly results too seriously. Instead, focus on four or five-year averages. – Warren Buffett Although the official Santa Claus rally period doesn’t officially end until after the first two trading days of the new year, it looks like the Grinch may instead steal any happiness that investors may have enjoyed in an […]
Take a Tour- 12, 19, 2022
- Comments Off on Stocks decline as hawkish Fed comments outweigh positive CPI data
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks decline as hawkish Fed comments outweigh positive CPI data
The stock market is never obvious. It is designed to fool most of the people, most of the time. – Jessie Livermore, was an American stock trader What began as a positive week for the major stock averages after a favorable piece of inflation data abruptly turned negative on Wednesday following the Federal Open Market […]
Take a Tour- 12, 05, 2022
- Comments Off on Stocks post gains despite mixed economic data, Fedspeak
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks post gains despite mixed economic data, Fedspeak
Risk and time are opposite sides of the same coin, for if there were no tomorrow there would be no risk. Time transforms risk, and the nature of risk is shaped by the time horizon: the future is the playing field. – Peter L. Bernstein, was an American financial historian, economist and educator Despite mixed […]
Take a Tour- 11, 28, 2022
- Comments Off on Strong retail earnings, Fed minutes propel stocks higher
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, The Market
Strong retail earnings, Fed minutes propel stocks higher
Price is a creature of the market’s mood. In booms, it is set by the greediest buyer; in busts, by the most fearful seller. – Benjamin Graham In the holiday-shortened week characterized by thin trading volume, the major stock averages all posted gains with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading the way with a gain […]
Take a Tour- 11, 14, 2022
- Comments Off on Stocks soar on better-than-expected inflation data, S&P 500 up 5.9%
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Elections, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks soar on better-than-expected inflation data, S&P 500 up 5.9%
In investing, you get what you don’t pay for. Costs matter. So intelligent investors will use low-cost index funds to build a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, and they will stay the course. And they won’t be foolish to think that they can consistently outsmart the market. – John Bogle The biggest rallies in […]
Take a Tour- 10, 24, 2022
- Comments Off on Stocks surge on better-than-expected earnings, lower Treasury yields
- By William Lynch
- Commodities, Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks surge on better-than-expected earnings, lower Treasury yields
Another lesson I learned is that there is nothing new on Wall Street. There can’t be because speculation is as old as the hills. Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again. – Jesse Livermore, was an American stock trader If there is anything certain about the stock and […]
Take a Tour- 09, 26, 2022
- Comments Off on Major stock averages tumble as Fed raises rates again
- By William Lynch
- Commodities, Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Global Central Banks, Interest Rates, Oil Prices, The Market
Major stock averages tumble as Fed raises rates again
It’s the nature of stock markets to go way down from time to time. There’s no system to avoid bad markets. You can’t do it unless you try to time the market, which is a seriously dumb thing to do. Conservative investing with steady savings without expecting miracles is the way to go. – Charlie […]
Take a Tour- 09, 12, 2022
- Comments Off on Stocks rally despite hawkish comments from the Fed
- By William Lynch
- Commodities, Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, Oil Prices, The Market
Stocks rally despite hawkish comments from the Fed
Don’t think that you know more than the market. No one does. And don’t act on insights that you think are your own but are usually shared by millions of others. – John Bogle After falling for three consecutive weeks, all the major stock averages rebounded last week to post solid gains, ranging from 2.7% […]
Take a Tour- 09, 06, 2022
- Comments Off on S&P 500 falls for third straight week despite favorable jobs data
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
S&P 500 falls for third straight week despite favorable jobs data
The secret recipe for success in the stock market is simple: 30% in market analysis skills, 30% in risk management, 30% in emotion control and 10% in luck. – Benjamin Lee The stock market began the month of September on an inauspicious note after release of the August employment report and all three major stock […]
Take a Tour- 07, 18, 2022
- Comments Off on Red-hot inflation data cools stocks, S&P 500 drops nearly 1%
- By William Lynch
- Commodities, Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Global Central Banks, Interest Rates, Oil Prices, The Market
Red-hot inflation data cools stocks, S&P 500 drops nearly 1%
When navigating the financial markets, the long-term investor must keep in mind the four basic dimensions of long-term returns – reward, risk, cost and time – and must apply them to every asset class. Never forget that these four dimensions are remarkably interdependent. – John Bogle Higher than expected inflation data, worries over a more […]
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