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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Believe me, everyone on Wall Street wants inflation to go away, or at least shrink back to below 2%, a level we enjoyed not so long ago.But Tuesday's Consumer Price Index report showed it might be some time before we see 2% again....

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

In case you didn’t know, June is National Internet Safety Month. With nearly 4 billion people on social media worldwide, plus the risks of using online brokerage and bank accounts, the need for digital security has never been...

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Quarterly RecapMarket IndicesAt-A-GlanceThe S&P 500 ended the quarter 20.48% below its January 3, 2022 peak and all-time high.The Nasdaq Composite fell 8.65% in June, extending its 2Q loss to 22.28% for its worst quarter since 2008....

Friday, June 17, 2022

In their latest commentary, the Cetera Investment Management Team discusses the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates by 0.75% for the first time since 1994 and they explain the ramifications. The Fed is focused on slowing...

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Few investors should have been surprised when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates after its May meeting.Throughout April, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and several Fed Governors talked about the need to keep raising short-term rates to...

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

During periods of market turbulence, I take comfort in one of my favorite Warren Buffett quotes:“Don’t watch the market closely.”The Oracle of Omaha gave this sage advice in 2016, when Brexit, China’s economic...

Monday, June 13, 2022

Some gloomy headlines are coming out of Wall Street lately. Have you noticed?In recent days, I’ve read things like “Brace yourself for economic hurricanes” and “Wall Street investor survey paints a dire outlook...