Election Day is Near

The Impact of Elections on the Markets and Tax Policy With three weeks to go, we are now in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election race. As we follow the news and parse the most recent polls, some may ask, “How might what happens on November 5...

In Spite of the Chaos

Chaos Abounds At the risk of stating the obvious, this is shaping up to be a very eventful fall. Undoubtedly, there is a lot of chaos going on around us right now in the form of all the election noise, US dockworkers going on strike, Hurricane Helene and its...

The Rate Cuts Are Coming!

Eyes and Ears on the Fed Everybody’s eyes and ears will be on the Federal Reserve meeting this week as the expected rate cut should be announced. Rate cuts probably should have been started earlier this year since the rate of inflation has slowed to the point where it...

Whispers of a Rate Cut

Historically, the worst time of the year for stocks is between July 17th and September 26th. But in an election year, August is one of the best months—a trend that may hold true this year as well, or not. Federal Open Market Committee Meeting The biggest news of the...

Looking for Patterns in Investing

History Doesn’t Repeat? There’s an old saying that history does not repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes. This means market movements up or down never looks exactly the same, but they can look similar. Therefore, I think it’s important to look for patterns...

Warning: Pullback is Overdue

Overbought Market The stock market is overbought, and a pullback is long overdue. A 5-10% correction is the most likely scenario, and that isn’t something you should panic about. (Actually, there’s never a good time to panic, as that causes bad decisions.) Here...