Due to an almost unprecedented barrage of restrictive Federal Reserve monetary policies, stock and bond prices plummeted throughout 2022. The past year’s Fed policy initiatives included seven large in...
This year, global central bank monetary policy tightening has caused the most damage to conservatively managed investment portfolios in over hundred years, according to a recent study by Bank of Ameri...
The traditional 60/40 portfolio, where 60 per cent is invested in stocks and 40 per cent in bonds, is often considered the starting point for investors who can take a bit of volatility but still want ...
This is one of those strange times when markets appear to be sending conflicting signals. Specifically, the 15 per cent rebound in the S&P 500 stock index since bottoming in mid-June suggests a light ...
Since January, the US economy and stock markets have been hit by the perfect storm.
The S&P 500 registered its worst half year since 1970 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average had its largest first-hal...
Soaring inflation has upended the financial markets this year, resulting in sliding asset prices and elevated volatility.
Cautious investors continue to brace for unfriendly central bank policies des...
A common topic among investors is how to protect asset values and incomes while inflation is rising. The major asset classes: stocks, bonds and cash, do not immediately appear to offer a direct hedge ...
The last couple of years can be described as anything but normal.
Since early 2020, global government responses to the worldwide pandemic have ranged from extreme lockdowns to variable reopening poli...
After a year lost to Covid-19, 2021 began with sense of optimism. By the beginning of last year, several effective vaccines had been approved in record time, economic growth was bouncing back from one...
Those invested in the broader equity markets should be happy with this year’s results. Despite rising interest rates, new waves of the coronavirus and China’s backlash against capitalism, risk markets...