Nov 10, 2023 | Housing, Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Housing Market Frustrations” Last week I spoke about the complacency we feel in the US economy despite some attractive economic metrics. Yes, unemployment is historically low, yes GDP grew over 4% in the third quarter of 2023, and yes inflation seems more...
Nov 2, 2023 | Issues that effect todays Market, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Complacency in the US Economy” How bad or good is the US economy right now? Why is it that good news seems to create negative reactions in the stock market? Are we spoiled from the recent low interest rate...
Sep 15, 2023 | Financial Planning, Housing, Issues that effect todays Market, Portfolio Diversification, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “House Rich but Cash Poor” If you are like many other Americans who have owned a house over the past ten years, you’ve seen very nice appreciation and therefore equity build-up in your home. While this shows up on a Net Worth statement, it oftentimes...
Aug 18, 2023 | Behavioral Finance, Cryptocurrency, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “America’s Problems are Relative” Not many people would argue with you if you said that America is a great place to live but also has many problems. Whether it’s our national debt, inflation, interest rates, or political division, it can be easy to assume that...
Aug 11, 2023 | Financial Planning, Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “In Good Years the Market Still Goes Down” It’s a simple thought, but I really enjoyed this article from Ben Carlson over at A Wealth of Common Sense. I hope you enjoy it too: The S&P 500 is up just shy of 17% so far in 2023. Maybe these...
Aug 4, 2023 | Financial Planning, Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Yield Curve Inversion” If you loan (not gift) someone money for 2 years, you would expect to get your money back plus some level of interest since they held your money for 2 years. If you decided to loan that same money to someone for 10...
