by Lance Roberts | Aug 16, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Economic slowdown but no recession! That message comes from the latest employment report, service sector data, and Federal Reserve. “We’re not in a recession right now. We do have these two-quarters of negative GDP growth. To some extent, a recession is in the eyes of...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 12, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Long-term returns are unsustainable. I realize that is a bold statement that flies in the face of mainstream analysis. How often have you seen the following chart presented by an advisor suggesting if you had invested 120 years ago, you would have obtained a 10%...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 9, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Pulling forward growth over the last decade remains the Federal Reserve’s primary tool for keeping financial markets stable while economic growth rates and inflation remained weak. From repeated rounds of monetary and fiscal interventions, asset markets surged,...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 2, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Every investor must learn the one investing lesson in surviving the long game: how math works. I recently received an email from a reader suggesting that the 2022 decline in the market is “no big deal” because of the stellar returns over the last decade. He quoted a...
by Lance Roberts | Jul 30, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Market Update – The Trading Week In Review As noted last week: “The market finally gained a decent rally. The break above the 50-dma and the declining trend channel gave the bulls the signal to jump back into stocks. While much of the rally was short-covering, the...
