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What 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]…
Read More4 Reasons Why The Stock Market Hasn’t Reached Its Peak
As the stock market continues to reach new highs, I’m hearing more discussions and debates from investors to analysts about when it’s expected to top out. In fact, many clients at Glassman Wealth Services are asking this very question. While I don’t presume to predict the tops or bottoms of markets, here are 4 reasons…
Read MoreThe Surprising Drop in Interest Rates: Good or Bad for Investors?
2013 was not that long ago. While only three short months have passed, what a change of seasons we’ve had in the bond market. You see, coming into year end, most market strategist were expecting interest rates to rise in 2014. The investment team at Glassman Wealth Services, like others, heard the same reasons: accelerating…
Read MoreThe Best Way to Invest in Bonds in a Rising Interest Rate Environment
Bonds are a familiar asset class to most investors, and, at Glassman Wealth Services, they are part of our clients’ portfolios. While bond funds have done well in the past few years fueled by declining interest rates, those times may be changing. With that shift, one of the questions most frequently asked by our clients…
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