by Daniel White | May 20, 2024 | Economy
May 20, 2024 Last month saw rockiness in the stock market. Examining the psychological aspects of a drawdown, investors must ask themselves how much pain they can tolerate. As of this writing, stocks are up this year so far. Let’s say you decide to get in the market...
by Daniel White | May 13, 2024 | Economy
May 13, 2024 In his 1859 novel, “A Tale of Two Cities,” Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” He may as well have written that about today. We’ve heard from many sources how measures of net worth, stock prices, and housing...
by Daniel White | May 6, 2024 | Economy
May 06, 2024 The rising cost of living combined with restlessness is spurring older Americans to unretire. Are you retired? It could be time to get a job. More than four million Americans will reach age 65 this year, a typical retirement age. But many of them will...
by Daniel White | Apr 29, 2024 | Economy
April 29, 2024 This is a continuation from the first part of a two-part miniseries on bubbles and anti-bubbles. If we’re in a bubble now, what should you do about it? Acquire anti-bubble assets. Back in July 2021, buying energy stocks was an excellent anti-bubble...
by Daniel White | Apr 22, 2024 | Economy
April 22, 2024 According to multiple experts, we’re in a bubble. One is portfolio manager Diego Parrilla, who wrote “The Anti-Bubbles: Opportunities Heading into Lehman Squared and Gold’s Perfect Storm.” His book describes bubbles as the process by which asset...
by Daniel White | Apr 15, 2024 | Economy
April 15, 2024 The March 2024 jobs report showed how unemployment rose to 3.9% in February, up from 3.7% in January. It’s the highest figure since January 2022, when the rate was trending lower from the pandemic peak. The unemployment rate has incrementally moved...
