Tag Archives: S&P500
Monetary Policy, Explained
Minutes from the March 13 Federal Open Market Committee meeting were released Tuesday afternoon. Upon perusing the record of proceedings, Wall Street was shocked to discover there was no discussion of monetary easing options. Traders promptly sold. Then, on Wednesday, … Continue reading
The Time Is Nigh to Walk Away from the Table
Hardly a Soul Noticed “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion,” once remarked Jack Kerouac. Perhaps Kerouac had the stock market in mind when he made this observation…we don’t know. But … Continue reading
How the Stock Market Doubled
Things keep on moving forward as they must. Some things seem obvious and predictable…like Greek insolvency. Others, like the escalating potential for an attack on Iran, are just coming into focus. Still, what we see, and what we know, is … Continue reading
How to Spot a Stock Market Inflection Point
Saving for retirement these days is a tall order. It certainly hasn’t been like the good old days during the 1980s and 90s when you could blindly dollar cost average into a no load index fund and watch it rise … Continue reading
