One of the things in the news that I’m asked about is why low oil prices would hurt the stock market. Here are two recent headlines: “World markets plunge as oil drops below $27 a barrel”, CNN Money 01/20/2016 “Dow jumps 200 as oil surges”, Yahoo Finance 02/22/2016 Our natural inclination is to expect falling energy prices  Continue Reading >

I haven’t read anything by this philosopher and thinker since I was in college but recently I read an interesting article by someone who quoted this. There is some serious truth to this quote in the world of politics, but it also connects to economics and investing. When my dog gets sick and starts vomiting  Continue Reading >

Are We Seeing Light at the End of the Tunnel or Are We Seeing the Headlight on the Train? The markets are down big this year and with the strong rally of the last few days, some observers claim they are seeing “the light at the end of the tunnel”. I received an email this morning from another  Continue Reading >

Please Don’t Call Me An Expert Scott Rasmussen (well known pollster and political analyst) points out in an article on 12/25 (http://www.arcamax.com/politics/mod/scottrasmussen/s-1775884 ) that experts in so many fields have a way of being consistently wrong in their forecasts. In the field of economics and investing they manage to be wrong on picking stocks, evaluating  Continue Reading >

It’s hard to read the financial news these days without hearing the words “Bear Market”. Technically speaking, a stock is said to be in a bear market if it has dropped 20%. As of September 23, one analysis of the markets showed that 62% of small company stocks, 36% of mid-size company stock and 33%  Continue Reading >

Everyone feels some fear, watching the markets tumble so quickly. All of this has been contained in 3 days, hardly enough time to avoid it. So many of you have contacted me with questions, wondering what we might do. Some of you are interested in knowing how to capitalize on the drop and some of  Continue Reading >

Everyone seems to agree that the current market environment is frustrating and confusing. The major averages have done nothing and certain industries are losing. Lowry’s Institutional stock market newsletter pointed out on June 26: Frustrating may be an appropriate word to describe the current market environment, given that the DJIA and S&P 500 have spent  Continue Reading >

A Happy Thanksgiving. At Thanksgiving tables this year, many of us probably gave thanks that the bull market still goes on. October’s wild ride seems almost like ancient history as the S&P 500 and major market indexes (Dow and Nasdaq 100) seem to be solidly back in the black. One thing I’m thankful for is  Continue Reading >