Published October 29, 2021
There were some unusual moves in the markets this week. Some of those movements are attributed to the taxable year-end for mutual funds, which occurs at the end of October. That year-end leads to selling of some positions to capture gains and losses for the tax year. As a result, it is possibly too early to draw any firm conclusions from these moves. (more…)
Published July 5, 2019
As most investment newsletters we do spend a lot of time on the markets and what affects them, on technical indicators and investment vehicles. Another topic we visit fairly frequently in this column is the emotional side of investing which we judge to be just as critical for success. A long-term wealth building program must by definition be emotionally sustainable.