We are approaching a number of turns as I type this post at the end of December: a Presidential administration turn, a turn toward mass vaccination, and of course, the turn of the year. To coin a phrase, for the first time ever, hindsight will truly be 2020. I could go on for hours on
It’s easy to slip into a mindset of despair in a year like the one we’re having, but if we can manage to pause and refocus, we can still find gratitude. In my fifty-one years on this rock, I have never felt as close to the edge of total chaos as I have in 2020.
Here’s a blinding flash of the obvious: Americans are highly stressed about their finances. Even before the economy went to Hell, people were experiencing all kinds of really negative feelings because we’re all under so much pressure to keep up, and because much of what personal finance encompasses is unfamiliar to most. The pressure to
There is a wave of defaults and bankruptcies building in the economic ocean and it will soon become a tsunami. This tsunami will swamp the bond market and then the Federal Reserve, if they really do what they’ve said they’re going to do when the tsunami comes. The Fed may eventually rise to the surface
We have all had to make adjustments from time to time, both large and small. As evidenced by the number in our herd, we are a fairly adaptable species. So, while we resist making them, we are pretty good at it. Having said that, the adjustments we’ll have to make in the years to come
Renowned Canadian Psychologist Paul TP Wong said “A person’s true character is often revealed in times of crisis or temptation. Make sure you have what it takes to be your best in such times.” We all know our true selves show in times of crisis. It’s the second part of Wong’s statement that really grabbed
I have an old-ish pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and to my untrained ear, they sound like they filter the noise by just making a low humming sound in the background. They remind me of the media right now, with an awful lot of noise about flattening the curves. Viral and yield. Maybe humming while we
We’re seeing the question of “What should we do?” pop up in relation to all manner of issues, from the run on toilet paper and hand sanitizer, to business contraction from the shut down on public spaces, and of course, the decline in markets. In this post, we’ll offer some concrete ideas on what we
As a follow up to our last post, I thought we’d offer some perspective on what’s next for markets because we’re seeing a lot of half-baked messages on the internet. As I type, the US stock market is down 8% on the day, and I’m seeing weather forecasters and bartenders offering investment advice to people
Yes, I know. It’s been a while. We’ve been busy hedging. Are you hedged? In recent months, bond market participants have been singing a very different song than stock market participants. Treasury yields have dropped significantly, nearing all-time lows (set in mid-2016), as institutional investors seeking safety have increased buying. Remember, when buying action in
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