The trend is still our friend
Welcome to the very highest the US stock market has ever been…an event which took place in the best August in 14 years! (Both of those refer to the S&P500, the index more representative of the stock […]
Did You Know, Michael Maehl
Movin’ on up
Sir John Templeton – “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.” The market ended its best week in 4 months, with the S&P500 having set another new record […]
Are you managing your investment risk?
“The essence of investment management is the management of risks – not the management of returns. Well-managed portfolios start with this precept.” – Ben Graham Last Friday, as we were blissfully cranking along to another […]
Wall Street – where good news can be seen as bad
Not a great week for the markets. A week ago last Thursday, the S&P500 hit its all-time high. Last Thursday, the same index was down by about 2%. I think it’s fair to say the […]
Fear Strikes Out
All three major US stock market indicators and most commodity prices closed the week just about exactly where they each ended the week before. We did have the S&P500 touch a new, all-time high on […]
