The recent volatility that has been characteristic of financial markets has continued this week. With that in mind, utilize this market volatility as a reminder to focus on the long term and to manage your risk. Many investors have increased …
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen the S&P 500 lose much of the ground it has gained this year. As of today it’s dipped below the previous low in August, but it’s still up by around 15% from a …
‘Bond King’ Bill Gross Quits PIMCO For Janus (Reuters)
Legendary bond fund manager Bill Gross left PIMCO, the investment firm he helped found over 40 years ago, for competitor Janus. Gross’s departure comes after have threatened to resign …
Holders Departs As A Pretty Unpopular Attorney General (Washington Post)
Eric Holder resigned from his position as Attorney General this week. He leaves office with only a 23% approval rating. (See chart above.)
IRS Shifts Course With New …
The biggest news this week has been the vote for Scotland’s independence, the Alibaba IPO, and the Federal Reserve’s remarks on managing interest rates over the next year. After Scotland voted “No” to independence and the Federal Reserve kept the …
This Is Why It Feels Like The Recession Never Ended (Washington Post)
Between 2007 and 2014 inflation has raised the price of core goods and services by about 15%. As you can see above, workers in the 50…
40 Tourist Scams to Avoid This Summer (JustTheFlight)
Much of the time when we travel to another country we focus on the places we plan to visit and the memories we will make. We get off the plane …
Bull Markets 1871 to July 2014: Duration and Magnitude (Greenbackd)
To put the current market into context, here’s a post by Toby Carlisle about the length of bull markets (the graph is featured above). In the post he …
As you can see from the chart above, this has been a week of steady declines in the US stock market. On Thursday alone the S&P 500 declined by 2%. With all of the current market volatility, which is very …
The New Rules for Money Market Funds (Morningstar)
The SEC has now ratified its news rules for money market funds. These are the funds your money is typically parked in when it is sitting in ‘cash’ in your …