US stocks are down year to date You probably wouldn’t have guessed it, but stocks are down 4% in 2023 so far. This is according to the S&P 500 equal weight index. However the more commonly quoted S&P 500 index is up 10% year to date. Why the big difference? It’s because only a handful of the 500… Read More »
How to invest in a bear market Dollar cost averaging requires discipline and continuing to buy into the market even when things look awful. For net accumulators, a 5% to 10% decline in the markets like we just had last week is a buying opportunity. But it’s not enough to simply say, “Yes, I will buy when the… Read More »
This financial crisis appears to be getting worse by the day. The economy is stalled and millions of workers have lost their jobs. 🙁 Did you hear about the man who was fired at a coffee factory? They say he had no filter. 😎 But there is a silver lining here. As the stock market sinks the dividend… Read More »