When the man who’s built the greatest fortune in history from investing alone – and whose preferred holding period is “forever” – becomes a resolute seller of two of the most widely held stocks in the world, the questions about what it means for the market and economy are inevitable. …
With the Federal Reserve rate-cutting cycle now underway and the November election just around the corner, now could be a good time to invest in municipal bonds. For one, they are a way to lock in yield as interest rates fall. “Municipals are a great way to do that, given …
In the current financial cycle, there’s a bull market in superlatives. The pileup of “first time ever” and “unprecedented extremes” over the past couple of years amounts to a case that this bull is leaving truly unique hoofprints. Last Thursday, 87% of S & P 500 stocks outperformed the index …
What to make of a record-setting market rally that elicits more mistrust than fear of missing out? The S & P 500 has made an all-time high on nearly thirty days this year, four of them this past week. U.S equity wealth has never been greater, and the index path …
The stock market is not a democracy. But observers nonetheless like to warn in grave tones that a lack of broad participation by the majority of constituents can create a leadership crisis. Yes, investors are back to worrying about the relative narrowness of the latest phase of the indexes’ advance. …
The ideal fix for a market that’s traveled too far, too fast, is for it so slow down and back up a bit. This, by most appearances, is the story of the past six weeks on Wall Street. The five-month, 28% sprint from the October correction low to the record …
Was that a change in the market’s character last week, or is it still the same old bull? Thursday’s late air pocket in the indexes makes the question at least worth asking. The setback in the S & P 500 ended an unusually long streak without at least a 2% …