by Marshall Schield | Nov 2, 2022 | How I See It
As of October, the bear market is the longest since the bear of 2007–2009, the second one in three years, and the second deepest in over a decade. Headlines and articles abound about how deep and long this bear will be: Worst case, many analysts argue...
by Marshall Schield | Apr 27, 2022 | How I See It
Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, recently announced that the chances of recession are not elevated. Of course, he has access to more data than we do, plus he is an experienced economist. However, we recall that it was not that long ago that...
by Marshall Schield | Oct 6, 2021 | How I See It
Q4 is historically strong, typically the best quarter of the year. On average, Q4’s performance for the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials is at least twice that of any other quarter. The NASDAQ Composite appears to march to a different drummer. Q4 is...
by Marshall Schield | Jul 28, 2021 | How I See It
In the Proactive Advisor Magazine article “Bonds are not carrying their weight. Looking for an alternative?” from earlier in 2021, we pointed out that bonds contributed just 15% to the return of a traditional 60% equity/40% bond allocation for the past...
by Marshall Schield | Feb 10, 2021 | How I See It
The “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett, has been warning investors about bonds for the past decade: “Right now bonds should come with a warning label.”—2011 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter While the safety of investments in things like bonds are...
