An affordable vacation can be difficult enough to plan - there’s getting time off from work and school, figuring out the best way to get there, and of course how to fit it all into your budget. Maybe you’re looking to book the same beach house at the Jersey shore your family has been going to for … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – August 2019
August was not a good month for stocks at home or abroad as all the major indexes we follow were down for the month. Commodities took a significant hit as well based off of fears of a global economic slowdown. On the plus side the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Index was strong as the US Dollar Index … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – July 2019
July was a mostly positive month for investors. For the equity investor all the US-focused indexes we follow were up more that 1% each. The bond investor saw its index, the Aggregate Bond Index, move higher as well. The dollar reversed its June losses with a strong month. The two losers were … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – June 2019
To say June was a good month for stock market investors would be a big undersell of what actually happened. All the major indices we follow, including the global indexes, posted gains of more than 6%. In an unusual twist, bonds and commodities posted strong gains as well. The U.S Dollar was the lone … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – May 2019
As good as the first third of the year was for stock market investors the month of May was just as bad, giving back a large chunk of the gains made earlier this year as global markets sold off. All the indexes we follow gave back at least 6% for the month. The “risk off” trade was not limited to the … Read More
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