At the heart of our system is risk-taking. It’s an insatiable need for the proverbial cliche in business: “we need to keep the lights on.” Although some companies face this reality, many do not have such ominous prospects. Risk-taking is inherent to many of the...
What do rising interest rates and central bank liquidity mean to the average Joe? I ask this question because I am an average Joe, but I have a mind that is not distracted by the things that are meant to distract me. Enough of the same thing and you can recognize a...
The benchmark Dow Jones index did something that it hasn’t done all year – string together seven consecutive up sessions. Not only that, the moves were fairly significant considering the circumstances. Since the close of May 3rd, the index gained 3.8%. But despite the...
The major indices had a strong session to close out last week. Some surprisingly good earnings reports helped buoy the markets, in additional to general enthusiasm towards key economic metrics. Still, the benchmarks are still down for the year; thus, investors wonder...
If the markets are to enjoy the robust, secular bullishness that most media pundits talk about, now would be a great time to prove it. But instead of answering questions, the equities sector only seems to be asking more. As the first quarter earnings season gets...