By
David Dittman On
October 27, 202005:04 PM Eastern
The headline numbers for Monday were bad.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 800 points. The S&P 500 Index shed more than 2%. And the average number of new daily cases of coronavirus in the...
By
Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On
October 26, 202010:07 AM Eastern
One week ago, I warned it was time to face the facts —
That the official number of new COVID-19 cases had just surged to record highs in select regions …
That those spikes were just the first...
By
Jessica Borg On
October 25, 202011:00 AM Eastern
We are collectively holding our breath as Election Day approaches.
There are concerns that even after the ballots are counted, uncertainty, chaos and social turmoil will further rock the...
By
Tony Sagami On
October 23, 202012:10 PM Eastern
Try not to laugh ... I owned a white polyester suit and took disco dance lessons when I was a student at the University of Washington in the 1970s. It’s sad, but true.
Paramount Pictures...
By
Kelly Green On
October 22, 202005:25 PM Eastern
The our current zero-interest rate environment isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. As we’ve said before, that means if you’re looking for income, you have to look a little harder than usual. Low...
By
Mike Larson On
October 21, 202004:26 PM Eastern
If you’re like most income investors, I doubt you’re very happy.
Remember the days when you used to complain about the meager 3% you could get on a one-year CD?
Well, now you’d be lucky to get...
By
David Dittman On
October 20, 202004:28 PM Eastern
I thought I’d strike a “price of everything, value of nothing” pose about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vis-a-vis Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and the...
By
Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On
October 19, 202009:26 AM Eastern
It’s time to face the facts.
There are certain forces of nature beyond our control.
Like the great floods of history.
Like the explosion of Mount Vesuvius.
Or like COVID-19.
Yes, island...
By
Jessica Borg On
October 18, 202008:00 AM Eastern
While it may seem as if chaos and uncertainty surround us, there’s one place we can look to see pleasant stability: the market! Yes, you read that right.
In this special five-minute video...
By
Tony Sagami On
October 16, 202011:42 AM Eastern
We’ve all have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
For me personally, I don’t enjoy wearing masks — though I still put one on when leaving the house, so I limit my reasons for stepping...