Fox Business Interview | Foolproof Investing Portfolio Tip I was recently invited onto Fox Business to discuss how to foolproof your investment portfolio no matter the headwinds that may come your way in this current market. We broke down what my firm does to make sure our clients investments are smart and safe. Palumbo […]
Equities, Utilities, Consumer Spending Power, BioTech, Commercial Real Estate | Bloomberg Interview Today I was invited onto Bloomberg news and was interviewed on topics like why you should be in equities this year, utilities and the potential risks in investing in them, Consumer Spending Power, BioTech, Commercial Real Estate and so much more! […]
Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky We lead off this week with a confession. What follows is not original. We are paraphrasing a terrific report that came from the Federal Reserve earlier this month, titled “The coming long-run slowdown in corporate profit growth and stock returns”. The report very clearly highlights the longer-term impact of […]
Do you Believe in Miracles? We just completed the worst first half stock performance since 1970. (See chart below.) To make matters worse, rates increased and bonds were also hit extremely hard. The result was that the ‘standard’ 60/40 portfolio (60% S&P 500 /40% Aggregate Bond Index) declined a record 16.1% in the first half. […]
Stepping Back Stocks are expensive and inflation combined with low rates increases risk in bond portfolios. We’ve been spoiled by unusually high returns for a long time. It’s time to temper expectations. Alternative Investments can help manage risk and produce reasonable returns. It’s very easy to get caught up in the day-to-day, week-to-week action in […]
Stocks Remain A Prisoner of Interest Rates The stock market is following the bond market like a puppy. Rates down? Buy growth stocks. Rates up? Buy reflation stocks. U.S. growth estimates are rising, but they are falling in other developed markets. Unless something changes, rates are probably going nowhere. The economic experience in the U.S. […]
Does the Financial News Have You Confused? Here is a Simplification. Today’s world of instant and constant information can easily put us in a position where we can’t see the forest for the trees. Stepping back from the constant barrage of seemingly conflicting financial data points and focusing on the ‘forest’ can be an enlightening […]
