Stocks have stumbled into October with the S&P 500 down about 6% as I write this. The source of equity investors' angst is always hard to pinpoint and this is no exception but this correction doesn't seem to be due to concerns about economic growth. At least not directly.
The...
Alhambra CEO Joe discusses a shift in the market the first week of the new year, as well as the dollar, a big miss on employment numbers, a high quits rate, and good export numbers.
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun compares the similarities between today's bear market and past ones, plus last week's data on the economy, employment, and whether the new data points to recession.
As I sit
here Monday evening with the Dow having closed down 2000 points and the 10-year
Treasury yield around 0.5%, the title of this update seems utterly ridiculous.
With the new coronavirus still spreading and a collapse in oil prices
threatening the entire shale oil industry, recession is now the expected
outcome. Most...
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun looks at whether investors have reached maximum pessimism and if now is the time to go heavier into the market.
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun responds to pundits who say recession is inevitable. Plus discussion about changes to Alhambra portfolios.
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun talks about investors who sold out at the market low this summer, why you need strategy and tactics in your investment plan, and the current state of stocks, bonds, and possible recession.
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun dissects the uncertainty of the markets and the certainty investors are searching for.