Tariffs and Tweets

Posted on Sunday, August 25th, 2019

We received a bit more than the usual phone calls from clients this week as stocks gyrated about. Up 300, down 600, up 200, up 100 and up 63 is getting to be a normal week. But if you take note, like a rollercoaster, we go up, down and all around speeding in different directions… read more.

Trump Slump

Posted on Sunday, August 18th, 2019

We see a stock market that is either in denial or one that fully anticipates that the Federal Reserve is prepared to embark on the next round of QE. It does appear that the Fed will act it is just a matter of when. Will they let the market fall first before they act? That… read more.

Negative Mortgage Rates

Posted on Sunday, August 11th, 2019

The 10 year US Treasury is reaching all time lows while Copper is performing poorly and that, historically, signals lower growth worldwide. As for stocks, remember what we had to say about Apple last week. Apple’s net income is exactly the same as it was 4 years ago, yet due to their extensive buyback,  Apple’s… read more.