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The Secret Buyer Propping Up The Stock Market
When times are good, they are really good! But why is this? As companies are experiencing record growth in earnings and profits, they are taking a significant portion of that profit and buying shares in their own companies. This is known as corporate buybacks, or as Goldman Sachs calls it, ‘the buyback bonanza.’ But why…
Read MoreCOVID Changes Everything About Inflation Expectations
This article was originally published on Forbes on December 2, 2020. The US Government has been spending and printing a lot of money to help stabilize the economy during this tumultuous 2020. As such, several of my clients are once again raising their concerns about inflation. Most of these worried clients fit into a…
Read MoreThe Biden Trade Just Became Irrelevant
This article was originally published on Forbes on November 12, 2020. When a new president gets elected, and especially when it’s a close race that results in a change of party, the first few weeks post-election often show which sectors might excel under the new administration. Deemed by many investors the “Trump Trade” four…
Read MoreWhat Do Underwear Sales and Beer Consumption Have in Common?
This article was originally published on Forbes on February 28, 2018. There are some “official” economic indicators that many people put faith in. Everything from the job report, to GDP growth, to consumer spending give the public an idea of where the market is heading. However, beyond the more serious indicators, there are some unusual…
Read MoreWhat Does “President Trump” Mean For The Stock Market?
Election day is over, and the world after waiting with bated breath is starting to exhale. One of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind right now is what’s going to happen to the stock market and economy when Donald Trump is president? The short and honest answer is “who knows?” The longer answer requires some…
Read MoreHow the value of the dollar impacts investment portfolios
(This article has been updated as of 8/16/2018) This is one post in a series based on our “Quarterly Questions & Answers.” Each post covers one of the important topics we discuss with our wealth management clients. Today’s topic is: The dollar seems to drive so much, from the stock market to interest rates and oil prices. How am…
Read MoreWhy Don’t We Have Higher Inflation?
Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a detailed report on inflation, compiling price information for thousands of goods and services with a goal of measuring the change in the cost of living for an average person. If these prices are going up, we have inflation. If they’re going down, we have deflation. People…
Read More2015: Is it a year to buy or sell?
Barry Glassman weighs in on “What’s hot and what’s not in 2015” on WJLA’s Washington Business Report with Rebecca Cooper. This week’s round table focused on what to look out for on the financial scene in 2015 as reported by ABC7’s Washington Business Report, January 11, 2015. “There are three real big elements, two [of]…
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