I wanted to let everyone know that I just uploaded a free e-book. To download a copy of “A Simple Overview of Financial Planning. Book 1: Market Overview”, please click this link or go to the menu on the top … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Bonds
It is true that stocks have a higher expected rate of return over long periods. It is not true for each period. Stocks will sometimes do better and sometimes worse than bonds. The fluctuation is risk. If bonds are steady … Continue reading
In this post “what is a bond?” I’m going to define a bond, the secondary market, and a major way interest rates are determined. If you missed my earlier post on stocks, please click here. What is a bond? Borrowing … Continue reading
December 2, 2013 Investment Newsletter for the end of November, 2013 This month I am going to continue discussing bonds. First, however, the happy score card. The Dow closed the month at 16,086, up 540 points for the month (a … Continue reading
November 1, 2013 Investment Newsletter for the end of October, 2013 This month continued strong. The Dow increased from 15,130 to 15,546 (a 2.75% increase), the S&P 500 increased from 1,682 to 1,757 (a 4.46% increase), and the Russell 2000 … Continue reading