Bouchey Blog

Written by: Martin X. Shields To be financially successful, it is important to understand how much our financial and investment decisions are impacted by our personal behavioral characteristics and our emotions versus solid analytical research. Having a good understanding of this interdependence doesn’t mean that you will be able to completely remove emotions or human…

Written by: Ryan Bouchey The August jobs numbers are out and for all intents and purposes it was a big miss. Economist had forecasted 220,000 jobs being added and only 173,000 were created, and the unemployment rate actually fell to 5.1%. This was a very important reading as it’s the last piece of major economic…

Written by: Martin X. Shields As we approach the beginning of another school year, the discussion will begin for juniors and seniors in high school about the potential direction they will take for college. What has always been an important decision has taken on additional weight given the dramatic college tuition increases seen over the…

Written by: Ryan Bouchey Following the Monday we just experienced, it’s important to keep the current market environment in perspective. With the constant cycle of bad stock market news we need to take a closer look at what is actually causing the selloff.   There are many different levels of a market selloff and thus…

Written by:  Martin X. Shields We live in an uncertain world where change comes quickly and the results of those changes are not always known. Unfortunately for investors this statement causes the market a great deal of heart burn. One of those areas of uncertainty is China’s recent devaluation of its currency, the Yuan, which…

Written by: Martin X. Shields The July jobs report showed that 215,000 jobs were added for the month, slightly below expectations. The job numbers for May and June were revised up, bringing the three month average job growth to 235,000 and the unemployment at 5.3 percent, the same as it was in June.   These…