Insights

Cruising at High Altitude?
The higher the averages move, the bigger the market setbacks feel. We’ve often referred to this feeling here as “altitude...
Investors Should Do Less of This
Here’s a chart that caught my attention. It helps create a picture of underlying value. And that always relates back...
Wall Street’s Three Dirty Little Secrets
Many investors will assume the most important event on this week’s calendar is the meeting between Trump and China. The...
Market Blessings in Disguise
Is anyone else as shocked as I am to note that in a few short days, the first quarter of...
What’s Detrimental to your Financial Health?
The cloud over the horizon is darker than ever, if you watch the media. The latest headline craze is "Trump...
If I Had A Million
As the Baby Boomer age cohort gets older, more and more folks in amongst that group want to find comfort...
When Fear-Mongering Is Considered Prudence
As the markets have churned over the last week or two, the bears have been quick to jump on every...
The Bulls Have Left the Building (1)
The 2008/09 period was ugly. Fear skyrocketed; lines formed at banks and waves of capital exited stocks and flooded bonds....
The Game has Just Begun
Last Friday, right after the good news on the employment numbers arrived, the media spin turned almost immediately negative. And...
A Distinct Lack of Any Market Euphoria
Forward earnings continue to notch new highs. Now, obviously the press coverage of the Dow Jones has been highlighted. But...
Missing Wealth by Planning for a Correction
If you’ve got a long-term view of the markets, and are looking down on them from about 50,000 feet, is...