TO AGE NINETY
Why the collapse of Lehman affects your pension According to the Social Security Administration, 25% of Americans who reach age 65 will...
Back to the Drawing Boards
Photo Credit: pixabay.com Summer is coming to an end and there was not much resting under the trees in the Pomona orchard. Markets have...
Time To Some Jazz
Summertime, and the livin' is easy We are currently living under very hot weather with wild fires out of control in several countries...
Time To Take A Deep Breath!
Almost unnoticed outside the world of smokers, Canada has legalized marijuana for recreational use, clearing the way for millions of...
A Summer of Worry
Aren’t we glad we have a crisis again? The prophets of doom did not leave a single stone unturned to find signs of the next crisis. Ecco...
A Spring Conundrum - Is the glass half way full or empty?
The rites of Spring are upon us. Against a backdrop of positive economic and company news, the financial markets remain extremely...
Fasten your seat belts. Presidential Tweets make for a bumpy ride.
2017 was a bumper year for global stock markets. Investors shook off pessimism about growth and focused instead on the fact that the...
Pump it up, Uncle Sam!
The US economy does not look in serious need of stimulus. Unemployment stands at just 4.1%. Wages are rising albeit slowly and in...
Are rising yields a reason to panic?
US government bonds have been under pressure since the beginning of the year. The 10-year Treasury yield has risen to 2.62%. Since then,...
The Bulls & The Three Red Flags
What is in store for Economies and Markets in 2018? Around this time of year, many analysts and fund managers are giving their views. The...