by deyoe | Aug 29, 2011 | Economic Policy, Financial Planning, Investing, Monetary Policy, Personal Finance, Politics & Law, Risk Management, Uncategorized, Weekly Commentary
The Markets Like wanderers in the desert, investors breathed a sigh of relief when an oasis appeared last week. After Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech, the Dow Jones Industrial Index posted its first weekly gain in more than a month, finishing at 11,284,...
by deyoe | Aug 25, 2011 | Asset Allocation, Financial Planning, Investing, Media, Retirement Income, Retirement Planning, Risk Management, Weekly Commentary
DOES RISK GO UP OR DOWN AS STOCK PRICES DECLINE? The answer may surprise you. Let’s start with a definition. For our purpose, we’ll define risk as the probability of losing money. With that shared definition, let’s look at the S&P 500 index. On October 9, 2007,...
by deyoe | Aug 22, 2011 | Developed, Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Politics & Law, Trade, Weekly Commentary
The Markets The financial markets are currently filled with contradictions and that’s contributing to head-scratching and risk-aversion on the part of investors. Consider these head-scratchers: Mortgage rates are at a 50-year low, yet the housing market is still...
by deyoe | Aug 15, 2011 | Asset Allocation, Economic Policy, Financial Planning, Investing, Media, Politics & Law, Risk Management, Weekly Commentary
The Markets If there was ever a week for investors to be on vacation and “off the grid,” last week was it. By being unplugged, you would have missed the following wild ride: Monday: The S&P 500 index plunges 6.7 percent partially in reaction to the U.S. losing its...
by deyoe | Aug 10, 2011 | Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy, Media, Politics & Law
Debt Downgrade: Obvious Symptom of Bigger Problems The Standard & Poors (S&P) rating agency downgraded US debt from AAA to AA+ with a negative bias on August 5th 2011. Prior to Aug. 5th, 2011, the US had enjoyed its AAA rating for almost a century. This...
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