- 11, 15, 2021
- Comments Off on Stock market’s winning streak ends as inflation surges
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Stock market’s winning streak ends as inflation surges
I can’t recall ever once having seen the name of a market timer on Forbes’ annual list of the richest people in the world. If it were truly possible to predict corrections, you’d think somebody would have made billions by doing it. – Peter Lynch All good things eventually come to an end and last […]
Take a Tour- 11, 08, 2021
- Comments Off on Strong earnings and jobs data lift major stock averages to record highs
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates
Strong earnings and jobs data lift major stock averages to record highs
The one reality that you can never change is that a higher-priced asset will produce a lower return than a lower-priced asset. You can’t have your cake and eat it, too. You can enjoy it now, or you can enjoy it steadily in the distant future, but not both – and the price we pay […]
Take a Tour- 11, 01, 2021
- Comments Off on Major stock averages all at record highs as earnings impress
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates
Major stock averages all at record highs as earnings impress
If you can follow only one bit of data, follow the earnings (assuming the company in question has earnings). I subscribe to the crusty notion that sooner or later earnings make or break an investment in equities. What the stock price does today, tomorrow or next week is only a distraction. – Peter Lynch For […]
Take a Tour- 10, 25, 2021
- Comments Off on Strong earnings lift Dow to record high
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates
Strong earnings lift Dow to record high
The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism (which makes stocks too expensive) and unjustified pessimism (which makes them too cheap). The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists. – Benjamin Graham All three major stock averages rose for the third consecutive week and the Dow […]
Take a Tour- 10, 18, 2021
- Comments Off on Strong bank earnings propel stock market higher
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates
Strong bank earnings propel stock market higher
If there is one common theme to the vast range of the world’s financial crises, it is that excessive debt accumulation, whether by the government, banks, corporations or consumers, often poses greater systemic risks than it seems during a boom. – Carmen Reinhart, American economist For the second straight week, the stock market rallied into […]
Take a Tour- 10, 18, 2021
- Comments Off on Stocks post modest gains as debt ceiling crisis averted
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates
Stocks post modest gains as debt ceiling crisis averted
The courage to press on regardless – regardless of whether we face calm seas or rough seas, and especially when the market storms howl around us – is the quintessential attribute of the successful investor. – John Bogle After a rocky start to the week that saw the stock market plunge on Monday due to […]
Take a Tour- 10, 04, 2021
- Comments Off on Rising interest rates and inflation fears sink stocks
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates
Rising interest rates and inflation fears sink stocks
October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February. – Mark Twain In another volatile week of trading, the major stock averages succumbed to fears of rising inflation, higher bond yields and the prospect of Federal […]
Take a Tour- 09, 27, 2021
- Comments Off on S&P 500 plunges 5% from record high, rebounds to close modestly higher
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, The Market
S&P 500 plunges 5% from record high, rebounds to close modestly higher
Speculation is an effort, probably unsuccessful, to turn a little money into a lot. Investment is an effort, which should be successful, to prevent a lot of money from becoming a little. – Fred Schwed Jr., was a professional trader on Wall Street and author By Friday’s close last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Take a Tour- 09, 20, 2021
- Comments Off on Stocks post modest losses despite mostly favorable economic data
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks post modest losses despite mostly favorable economic data
It’s very difficult for any particular segment of the stock market to sustain superior performance. The watch word for our financial markets is “reversion to the mean”, i.e. what goes up must come down, and it’s true more often than you can imagine. – John Bogle Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped its 5-day […]
Take a Tour- 09, 13, 2021
- Comments Off on Stocks fall as concerns mount over impact of Delta variant
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks fall as concerns mount over impact of Delta variant
The first rule of investment is ‘buy low and sell high’, but people fear to buy low because of the fear of the stock dropping even lower. Then you may ask: ‘When is the time to buy low?’ The answer is: When there is maximum pessimism. – Sir John Templeton Trees do not grow to […]
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