The market was essentially sidewise or slightly up this month. Everybody was up a bit. My topic today is taxes and more particularly how they relate to investments. The goal, obviously, of investing is to increase your income, make your … Continue reading
Introduction Everyone’s’ portfolio gains were extraordinarily fat this month and quarter. For the quarter, the Dow was up 7.94%. Small cap was up even more at 8.43%. With only a few exceptions, every one of you has a blend of … Continue reading
The Dow was down this month by 166 points in total. Lots of back and forth excitement. Lots of the “world is ending” election news. In the end, the market was essentially breakeven. And the TV pundits are still exaggerating … Continue reading
Last month, I wrote about how the Dow was down and almost every portfolio was up. I made the point that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is not the market. It is quick and easy sample to look at and … Continue reading
The Dow was down this month. It started at 18,432.24 and ended at 18,400.88. A very small loss I admit, but I have a point to make. Every one of your portfolios was up, but the Dow was down. How … Continue reading
The market roared ahead this month and now has hit an all-time high. The Dow went up 502 points (2.8%). The S&P went up 75 points (3.6%). The Russell 2000 (small cap companies that I like) went up 68 points … Continue reading