Optimism Amid Disorder

January 28, 2019 |Daniel A. White There is reason for hope. Even as stocks fell on seemingly good news from the Federal Reserve, and Christmas Eve featured calls to banks asking if they have enough cash, the last few months show that the indicators driving the...

Signs the Party is Ending

January 14, 2019 |Daniel A. White U.S. economic growth has been up, the bull run in the stock market has been long and profitable, and unemployment has been down. There’s no denying that is a wonderful combination. However, there are a few signs the bears are waking...

The Bull Run’s Magical Matador

January 7, 2019 |Daniel A. White There’s a clear matador in the latter part of the recent bull market – corporate stock buybacks. Firms buying up their own stocks, sometimes funded by large loans, is a big reason the bull market has lasted so long and could last...

Hard to Tell Boom from Doom

December 31, 2018 |Daniel A. White Last October we saw serious stock market volatility. And for better or worse, the trend has continued through the end of the year. In fact, more than half of the world’s major stock markets are down (or were down and are now barely...