Original article by UpFina The most important factor which determines if you successfully deal with a selloff is how you are positioned before one. When faced with a correction or a bear market your portfolio’s risk needs to be properly set […]
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Bearish Indicators Suggest Market Peak?
The stock market reached extreme levels in early 2018 as retail investors became the most bullish in the history of many surveys. That level of optimism is important because when investors get too excited it usually implies a top is […]
Long-Term Unemployment Rate Is 20 Percent But Trends Are Up
Original article by UpFina The March BLS monthly jobs report was a disappointment in terms of total job creation as only 103,000 were added instead of the 175,000 expected. Furthermore, the report missed the lowest expectation which was for 112,000. […]
Government Won’t Save You Amid Exploding Debt
Original article by UpFina In normal circumstances you don’t want to depend on the government because no one who relies exclusively on transfer payments (excluding people collecting public pensions) is living a comfortable successful financial life. The current budget situation […]
Student Loan Debt Soaring For Seniors, Causing A Delay In Retirement
Original article at UPFINA One of the most important aspects of creating and sharing our perspective on markets, business and the economy is that it results in often intelligent (sometimes not very) conversations that reveal multiple perspectives. Historically accurate investing […]
Bull Or Bear Market? Its All Up To Q4 Earnings
Original article by UpFina The final Q4 GDP revision ended up showing 2.9% growth which was up 0.4% from the prior revision. The consumer was at the heart of the growth as consumer spending grew 4% which was up from […]
Does The Federal Reserve Cause Inequality?
Original article by UpFina Many bearish investors discuss the possibility of debt causing damage to the economy. While there’s no question government debt is out of line, the private economy is a little more complicated. This is similar to how […]
Rate hikes might invert the yield curve in the next 12 months, sparking recession fears.
Original article at UpFina One of the biggest stories in finance and economics in 2018 is the flattening yield curve. It has been flattening for a few years, but now it is coming close to an inversion as we have […]
Global Growth Crashing Down?
Original article at UpFina Despite significant controversy surrounding the trade war between the US and China, which as the WSJ recently pointed out that China was the first to start, the economy will barely be affected by the recently announced […]
Buybacks Beat CAPEX Spending
Original article at UpFina In the past few years stock buybacks have been increasingly criticized by investors who believe the stock market and economy are in a bubble. The main evidence they bring to the table is that companies bought […]
