I work with First Trust and the economist there is Brian Westbury. I have been relying on his research and POV for a long time now and here are my notes from a recent discussion about the stock markets outlook. Many are convinced that a US stock market correction, or […]
May I introduce you to “Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion”…aka For the 99.5% Act. You may want to know who is promoting this for our benefit – Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bernie Sanders (VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – co-introduced this March 29th. […]
Of course, intelligence doesn’t always translate into wise behavior. Studies of behavioral finance have found the human brain is more interested in survival than saving. “It turns out that, when it comes to money matters, we are wired to do it all wrong. Our brains have evolved over thousands of […]
Like a gender reveal gone wrong, last month’s employment report delivered an unexpected surprise. Economists estimated 975,000 new jobs would be created in April. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported there were just 266,000. That’s a big miss. Economists, analysts, and the media offered a wealth of theories to […]
Has the stock market moved too far, too fast in 2021? I have shared with many of you that the market moves backward 30% of the time. The stock market does not go up in a straight line. Even while in the midst of a bull market, like the one […]
When I was a little boy of 18 years old I had a experience for the summer as a solar power salesperson. What that meant was to go out to homes all over the smoking hot san Fernando Valley and ask people if they knew about how solar power could […]
I had a fascinating experience in a Rotary meeting this past week. The presenter was from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) which is the only such lab in the USA. He showed us the future of nuclear power which was designed to be super safe and clean; how it works […]
Premise one – everyone should be allowed to do what they want – it is a free market. Let’s examine together A Reddit topic Board decides to promote a coordinated attack by its readers on short sellers because they have suddenly become evil. Are the short sellers evil or did […]
The question we are posing is as follows: Is it possible that the announcement of the FDA-approved vaccines and the talk of additional financial stimulus helped claw some of 2021’s potential gains back into 2020? When you factor in the slow launch of the vaccines, it is worth a thought. […]
Exciting things are happening in this space for 2021. When review the attachment you will note there are many approaches to ESG investing. The green energy sector is one way to approach the issue. There are also ESG “screens” that identify socially sensitive practices and try to replace holdings with […]
