by Mark Bunting | Jan 25, 2022 | Banking, Big Picture, Blogs, Investing, United States
The Federal Reserve appears to be stuck in an endless cycle. One of leaving interest rates too low for too long, creating market bubbles, seeing those bubbles pop, leading to stock market downturns and sometimes recession, leading to a lowering of rates again despite...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Jan 25, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Investing, Media, Stocks
Major stock indices that are correcting (a drop of 10 per cent plus from a recent peak), or in a bear market (a 20 per cent plus drop from a peak) often have large rallies. We witnessed one on Monday when stocks staged a dramatic turnaround after some panicky investor...
by Mark Bunting | Jan 21, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Financial Planning, Investing, Stocks
When you hear a wolf crying in the distance should you worry? Jeremy Grantham has penned an entertaining and thoughtful note calling the top of the market. Actually, the Long-Term Investment Strategist & Co-Founder of GMO called for the bursting of a super-bubble....
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Jan 21, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Financial Planning, Investing, Stocks
The phrase “Let the wild rumpus start” was said by the character Max, the king of all wild things, in Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s picture book Where the Wild Things Are. Jeremy Grantham, the 83 year-old bubble spotter extraordinaire, uses...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Jan 20, 2022 | Blogs, Investing, Media, Stocks, Technology, United States
The Nasdaq Composite Index has registered its 66th correction (a drop of 10 per cent or more from a recent peak) since its inception 50 years ago. How has the index fared after those occurrences? We’ve got answers. ** by Mark DeCambre, MarketWatch The Nasdaq...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Jan 18, 2022 | Banking, Blogs, Financials, Investing, Media, Stocks, United States
Higher interest rates are supposed to be good for banks because the difference between the level at which they borrow and lend rises. But the equation doesn’t always work if the banks’ costs are rising, which appears to be happening right now, especially...
