Category Archives: Stock Market

How to Cash In On the Economic Sweet Spot

By all accounts, the U.S. stock market is expensive.  Not only is it hitting new nominal highs, its valuations are also off the charts.  How can one tell? Fortunately, there are several metrics to guide us.  The Shiller’s Cyclically Adjusted … Continue reading

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What Comes After the Boom

Last week Fed Chair Janet Yellen opted to keep the Fed’s zero interest rate policy in place.  Wall Street cheered the news and bid stock prices up to near record levels.  After more than six years, and over $3 trillion … Continue reading

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Bet Against the House at Your Peril

The stock market’s on edge.  After dropping 278 points last Friday and climbing back 139 points on Monday…the DOW purged 332 points on Tuesday.  Wednesday the DOW gave back another 27.  By yesterday the storm had past.  Sunny skies were … Continue reading

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The Die is Cast

“Alea iacta est” – Julius Ceasar The NASDAQ crossed the 5,000 mark for the first time since the year 2000 on Monday.  What a journey it has been.  The world hardly resembles itself just fifteen years later.  Practically everything has … Continue reading

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