After another round of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, the 2-year Treasury hit a 15-year high of 4.266% earlier today. The rate retreated a small
It is so easy to be dour and pessimistic with the world - I came across this article today and wanted to share it just because it points out some positives.
Two pieces today, one on general retirement planning thoughts and one on our current market:
1) You may have noticed in our discussions and meetings I spend
For those of you interested in the interrelationship between during-retirement withdrawals and portfolio performance, please check out this article.
The
Part of the benefit of writing consistent blog posts is one can look back and see the date where I wrote XYZ and compare it to the current situation. I am not
Some quick thoughts I don’t think I’ve ever shared before in written form: be careful what market pundit or even news source you follow or receive market
A few thoughts:
- On the S&P 500 we are almost 9% off the lows established mid-June. That index remains over 17% down year-to-date. Similarly, the broad US
Here are a few bullet points highlighting some of my current thoughts:
- A few blog posts back I highlighted purchasing inflation-protected bonds directly from
“Recession” and “Bear Market.” Two scary terms in the annals of investing. Let’s define them and drill down on what they actually mean. A recession is
The S&P 500 continues to be very volatile, and mostly to the downside. We are currently 15-16% down on the year-to-date but almost 5% above the intraday lows
Think of the economy like a boat, and the job of the Federal Reserve at this point is to pull the boat ashore. The boat is floating of its own accord just 10
I came across this article about I Bonds and felt like it was worth sharing.
Like the article explains, I Bonds (otherwise known as Series I Savings Bonds)