With the election just a month away, many are worried about what lies ahead. And because of that, the most frequently asked question in recent weeks has been: Does it make sense to sell some stocks now, in advance of the election? My view: I see at least four reasons not to sell: Despite the [...]
Consistency vs. stubbornness
In The Book of Joan, a tribute to the comedian Joan Rivers, her daughter, Melissa, shares some of her late mother’s quirks. Among them: Her mother always drove 40 miles an hour. Regardless of where she was—on the highway, in a school zone, in the driveway—she always drove 40 miles an hour. Melissa’s [...]
What to worry about
In recent weeks I’ve focused on some of the growing risks in the financial system. In the stock market, there are day trading enthusiasts and their obliging brokers. And in Washington, there is a Federal Reserve that seems to have served up a bottomless punch bowl of new money. The result is [...]
A common question
If you have a surplus in your household budget, what's the best use for it? Does it make more sense to pay down debt or to invest those extra funds? With interest rates at such low levels, this is a question I've been hearing with increasing frequency. Implicit in this question is a [...]
Bear Market Field Guide, Part IX
Earlier this week, I came across a magazine article from the B.C. era—before coronavirus. The article, which appeared in a recent issue of a popular personal finance magazine, described a certain type of bond investment. The write-up was well researched and balanced, including a discussion of the [...]
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