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Inflation is Heating Up the Cost of Staying Warm Again this Winter

Bob Williams - November 2, 2022 0

If you want to stay warm this winter you have two options—pay a lot more for fuel or wear a lot more clothes. It’s...

Investing

The Bear Market In Doing The Right Thing

Joseph Y. Calhoun, III - July 1, 2024 0

The 2nd quarter is over and it was a strange one. Large cap growth stocks were up but the rest of the stock market...

Bonds

Stocks Are In Correction Mode, But Don’t Blame The Economy

MyPersonalCFO - October 23, 2018 0

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...

Bonds

Is This The Beginning of a Recession?

Joseph Y. Calhoun, III - March 12, 2020 0

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...

Investing

The Impact of Lower Interest Rates Is Already Being Felt

Joseph Y. Calhoun, III - September 18, 2024 0

Mortgage applications in the last week rose 14.2% from the previous week as lower rates impact the economy even before the Fed starts their...

Investing

60,000 Real Estate Deals Fall Through in September 2022

Bob Williams - November 2, 2022 0

This is the time of year when lots of folks have visions of warming their feet by the fire while the cold wind whistles...

Bonds

A Week We’ll Never Forget

Joseph Y. Calhoun, III - March 16, 2020 0

Last week was one of the worst weeks in the history of the US stock market. Thursday’s plunge was the worst one-day loss other...

Bonds

We Have Reached The Silly Phase of the Bull Market

Joseph Y. Calhoun, III - June 11, 2020 0

Have we entered a new bull market? Was the 35% pullback in the S&P 500 in March the fastest bear market in history? Or...

Economic Data

Do Homebuilders Have An Inventory Problem?

Joseph Y. Calhoun, III - July 19, 2024 0

Housing starts and building permits both rose in June: Building Permits Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual...

Investing

You Could be Your Own Worst Enemy When You Buy Precious Metal

MyPersonalCFO - July 14, 2025 0

No doubt about it, there’s a modern-day gold rush going on. Precious metals companies are running ads on TV and radio and they’re sponsors...