Weekly Reading for 2/28/2022

Weekly Reading for 2/28/2022

This past weekend we were down at my parent’s house. My two younger brothers both have birthdays close to one another so we celebrated them together. Being cool uncles, my brothers let their nieces choose the theme of the party. My aunt went to pick up the birthday...
Weekly Reading 2/18/2022

Weekly Reading 2/18/2022

Have a great week. By Charles Ruff, CFA Stock Market History Illuminated Nothing too profound but some great graphics. Really gives you an idea of how exceptionally strong recent equity market returns have been. The author also calls out US outperformance. “US...
Weekly Market Commentary for 2/22/2022

Weekly Market Commentary for 2/22/2022

The Markets Investors’ appetite for risk diminished as the Russian threat to Ukraine intensified. Volatility was high last week as investors guessed and second-guessed how markets would react if Russia invaded Ukraine and sanctions were imposed on Russia. They also...
Weekly Market Commentary for 2/14/2022

Weekly Market Commentary for 2/14/2022

The Markets Why did stock markets in the United States finish the week lower? If this were Jeopardy, acceptable answers to that question might include: Rising inflation. Major U.S. stock indices were trending higher until the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Summary showed...
Weekly Reading for 2/11/2022

Weekly Reading for 2/11/2022

Happy Friday, Making some homemade wings this weekend and watching the Super Bowl. I’m cheering for the Rams. It’s hard not to like Matt Stafford. He sounds like an amazing dad and husband, and he’s incredibly tough (go to 3:30). After suffering all those years...