A Second Wave of Worry?

A Second Wave of Worry?

By Steve Worth What do the numbers 1.52 million and 30,269 have in common? They are both all-time highs; in the US Covid-19 infection count, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. An increasing number of people are struggling with the many difficulties caused by this...
Investing in an Election Year – Vanguard

Investing in an Election Year – Vanguard

Elections matter, but not so much to your investments Election years can be fraught with uncertainty as developments surrounding the candidates, their platforms, and their predicted effects on the economy and markets dominate the news. But should you let this stream...

An Unexpected Result

2019:   An Unexpected Result Wow – great year!  But do you remember how we felt in January 2019?  Investor sentiment was quashed by a -9.2% correction in U.S. stocks in December 2018, and the anti-growth political events of the day; a partial...

Headline Risks

It is hard to avoid getting dragged down by the current news cycle; deficits, inverted yield curves, negative yields in the Eurozone, tweets, trade disputes, the Red Sox’s pitching staff.  Did I mention tweets?  No one could be faulted for asking the...

Other People’s Money

Saving for retirement is a difficult endeavor.  So why do it alone?   The good news, for folks that are fortunate to have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, is that you don’t have to go it alone.   Charlie Epstein, the well-known...

Government Shutdown: What, Me Worry?

The government shutdown is the all-consuming, oxygen depriving, news headline of the moment.  On one hand, it could easily be a negative influence on our stock market.  On the other hand, political tribalism has made a government shutdown an all too common...