In their simplest form, investment markets provide a forum for capital seekers and givers to exchange monies today for the hope or promise of the later return of initial capital plus financial compensation for both risk and the time value of money. Asset prices,...
As we ring the New Year, gurus from Wall Street begin to offer prognostications for 2019. In reality we understand that their best guess is just that, a guess. However, we acknowledge two things; first, their guess is an informed and educated guess and secondly, it...
The Markets – The S&P 500 index finished December -9.90% bringing the year-to-date return to -6.20%. The Dow was -9.70% for the month bringing its year-to-date return to -5.60%. The NASDAQ finished the month -13.08% and year-to-date -3.90%, according to the...
