June 2020

by | Jun 4, 2020 | Market Watch

Hey, everybody! Randy Miles here. Today I’d like to discuss interest rates and bond funds. Believe me, they go hand in hand, but probably not the way you think. I promise you this won’t be boring. I’ll get right to the point. You know, I think...

April 2020 Market Update

by | Apr 14, 2020 | Market Watch

Hey, everybody!  Randy Miles here. Wow what difference 30 days can make. How about it? Who would’ve ever thought a month ago we’d be having conversation that included the words COVID-19 or Coronavirus? Yet here we are. It’s been quite an experience for all of...

January 2020

by | Dec 31, 2019 | Market Watch

Recession. Trade wars. Inverted yield curve. Brexit. Negative interest rates. Impeachment. Crash. Financial Armageddon. Regardless of the information source, 2019 has been nothing short of a daily barrage of what I refer to as negative reinforcement. In fact, I...

October 2019

by | Sep 30, 2019 | Market Watch

This edition of Market Update is brief. Jan and I are just back from 2 weeks vacationing in the mid-west including 750 miles touring Colorado. My message in this Update is stay invested but keep plenty of dry powder. Enjoy the rest of this newsletter and until next...

April 2019

by | Apr 4, 2019 | Market Watch

Let’s begin this edition of Market Update with a quick review: The ISM (Institute of Supply Managers) and PMI (Producer Manufacturing Index) reports for the month ending March were again strong. They measure everything from factory orders to inventories, etc. This...

January 2019

by | Jan 1, 2019 | Market Watch

The extent of the fourth quarter selloff in stocks was surprising let alone unnerving. From an all-time high of 2930 September 20th, the S&P stock index closed Christmas Eve at 2350, down nearly 20% over that span. No sector was spared. I’m not going to spend time...