by Daniel White | Apr 7, 2025 | Economy
April 7, 2024 Hopefully you enjoyed the U.S. stock market returns of the past 15 years, because that type of performance may be history. According to a March report by the hedge fund group Bridgewater Associates, out of any 15-year period to be invested in equities...
by Daniel White | Mar 24, 2025 | Economy
March 24, 2025 In this century’s first decade, investors had an opportunity to participate in and lose money due to two spectacular bubbles. The first was the technology-driven dot-com bubble of the late 1990s that began bursting in the mid-2000s. The second was the...
by Daniel White | Mar 3, 2025 | Economy
March 3, 2025 Surely, you’ve heard about “not putting all your eggs in one basket.” This overused cliche stresses the importance of diversification (spreading out risk across a group of investable assets). For stocks, advisors often suggest a basket of 20-30 stocks to...
by Daniel White | Feb 10, 2025 | Economy, Uncategorized
February 10, 2025 The bond market may be starting to worry. Last year was a good one for stocks. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 28%, the S&P 500 gained 23%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose almost 13%. But if you look closer, both the 30-year and the...
by Daniel White | Feb 3, 2025 | Uncategorized, Economy
February 3, 2025 Let’s talk about three key pillars of President Trump’s policy agenda: tariffs, immigration, and taxes. Tariffs have been a Trump centerpiece. He announced his intention to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, our two largest trading partners...
