1-13-2023 – Profits and Losses and a Tale of Two Banks
JPMorgan Chase posted a fourth-quarter 6% profit jump, while Citigroup’s fourth-quarter profit declined by 21%. Today's Stocks & Topics: Margins, FCC and Crypto-currencies, Goldman Sachs, Mortgages, T...
14 Jan 202345min
1-12-2023 – What Are Bucket Portfolios and How Did They Perform in 2022?
A tough market environment played to the strengths of these conservative-leaning portfolios, though they couldn’t escape losses. Today's Stocks & Topics: Taxes, Sectors, AMLP - Alerian MLP ETF, K1 Tax...
13 Jan 202344min
1-11-2023 – Inflation Has Not Been Tamed and the FED Admits More Pain Ahead
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman has noted the mistakes the Fed made in the 1970s when it raised rates to address inflation, but then lowered them when the economy slowed. Today's Stocks & Top...
12 Jan 202346min
1-10-2023 – Has Health Insurance Made Healthcare More Expensive?
There are many complicated reasons for increases, such as not prioritizing preventive care or a lack of price transparency, and one of the biggest catalysts for inflation was the rise of health insura...
11 Jan 202346min
1-9-2023 – Do You Have a 2023 Financial To-Do List?
As the FED hiked interest rates, bonds and stocks got hammered-- but the most successful investors consider their total opportunity sets. Today's Stocks & Topics: Higher Rates and Options, Corporate E...
10 Jan 202346min
1-6-2023 – Is the Oil Market Crisis Sparked by Russia’s Invasion Nearing Its End?
Analysts remain divided regarding oil prices in 2023, however prices have fallen back to pre-war levels, driven lower by fears of a global recession.Today's Stocks & Topics: Artificial Intelligence, E...
7 Jan 202345min
1-5-2023 – 2022 Was a Brutal Year for Stocks, Bonds, and Crypto
Stocks spent most of the year in a bear market and many parts of the bond market posted their biggest losses in history, so what can we learn from the charts? Today's Stocks & Topics: CWH - Camping Wo...
6 Jan 202346min
1-4-2023 – Higher Mortgage Rates and Consumer Worries Are Hitting Home Prices
Home prices are falling into a deep winter chill, as higher mortgage rates push more buyers to the sidelines. Today's Stocks & Topics: BP - BP PLC ADR, AAPL - Apple Inc., TWI - Titan International Inc...
5 Jan 202346min
