Tag: markets
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Inflation remains a lingering problem
I wish the federal government would back off a bit. Then we might know exactly where we stand. Eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, a $1 trillion plus infrastructure bill, and now a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint will only cloud things on this economy. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its consumer-price index rose 5.4% in July from a…
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Stock market swings, inflation worries, and home prices up
Stock market swings, inflation worries, home prices up, one MLP cuts distribution 35%!, and more
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Today’s market dip was not a correction
The drop in the markets today was but a small blip. A correction would have looked more like a 10% drop. Keep your cool. Don’t panic. Your investment goal should encompass more than a single day move in the markets. If you look to the long term you can weather the storms.
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Do market days like today make you jittery?
I’m no longer investing for growth. I’m purely investing for income. Portfolio growth is a good side-effect if I can have it but I’m mainly looking for principal preservation. So, let me ask you, if you’re retired now like me & living off your dividends do days like today give you a scare? They shouldn’t.…
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Momentum investing means you’re usually behind the curve
In the short run people might make out. But you’ll never know if you’re getting in when the momentum is subsiding or when it’s just starting to take off. It only works in the long term if the businesses use this opportunity to turn themselves around. If they continue on the same path of being…
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It was a rough day today and may get much more rough in the near future
The last couple of days have not been kind and today was worse than yesterday. But, in context it’s not all that bad if you consider where the market was at the beginning of 2020 versus where it is today. All that said I think investors should be extremely cautious right now because sometimes when…