Posts by Samantha Masey

As the second quarter of 2018 came to a close, many investors were concerned about the impact that potential trade wars and rising interest rates might have on their portfolios. Please visit the link below to listen to Ryan Bouchey & Martin Shields discuss tariffs, interest rates, and what investors should be aware of as we move into the second half of the…

Written by: Ryan Bouchey If the last two weeks have taught us anything about the stock market it’s this: it doesn’t matter how good the fundamentals of the market or the economy are, if uncertainties exist we are prone to short term volatility and market losses. It doesn’t make the losses hurt any less, but…

Written by: Ryan Bouchey When it comes to investing, what does “easy money” mean exactly? And why are most market pundits saying that it’s over? I bring this up because I continue to see and hear the expression everywhere and it’s frustrating every time I do. Not only is the expression “easy money” ridiculous, but…

Written by: Martin Shields It’s a constant refrain that our clients hear and we may sound like a broken record but we continually stress the importance of not looking at the headlines and wondering how they will impact their portfolios. It is the scary headlines that will sell advertising for the media and that will…

Written by: Steven Bouchey The headline number is that the US added 164,000 new jobs for the month of April well below the 192,000 that economists were expecting. The unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, a level we haven’t seen since December 2000, after being stuck at 4.1% over the past six months.. The revisions for…

The U.S. Commerce Department released their initial estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for first quarter and although the 2.3% growth rate was lower than the 2.9% growth rate the economy achieved in the last quarter of 2017, it was above analysts’ expectations of 2% growth. In fact, it was the best Q1 growth figure…