Thoughts on the Stock Market “V,” Inverted Yield Curve, and Modern Monetary Theory
The stock market "V" is more important than 2019-Q1 performance. Does the inverted yield curve make recession inevitable? What's this Modern Monetary Theory?
The stock market "V" is more important than 2019-Q1 performance. Does the inverted yield curve make recession inevitable? What's this Modern Monetary Theory?
With stock markets riding the escalator up-up-up in recent years and then taking the elevator down these last couple weeks, here are a couple of principles to help us keep both gains and losses in context.
We should welcome the return of some healthy market volatility. It has been artificially calm for far too long. But don't be fooled into thinking this last week was any serious pullback.
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Today a client sent me a link to Don't Need Your Social Security? 1 Reason You Should Claim It Early Anway, by Dan Caplinger of Motley Fool. In the article, Caplinger suggests that "successful investors" who don't need their Social Security to live on should consider claiming it early at 62 and investing it instead.