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The Fed says… stay tuned

The Fed says… stay tuned

All the commentary after the Fed’s rate announcement last Thursday reminded me of the immortal words of former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan: “I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I’m […]

Here comes the Fed!

Here comes the Fed!

It may seem like forever ago, but, in fact, it was less than two months ago, the WSJ (Wall Street Journal) wrote, “It’s Official: This Is the Most Boring Stock Market in Decades.” And it […]

Markets are ALWAYS uncertain

Markets are ALWAYS uncertain

Emotions drive markets. The big two, as it were, are fear and greed – with hope right along with them. Emotions also, and almost always, trump investor logic, or what passes for it, which is […]

No reason for market panic or even concern

No reason for market panic or even concern

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin once said “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” I hadn’t thought a communist could ever provide a context for the capitalist stock market but old […]