by Gary Gordon | Jan 19, 2022
Many people assume that “stocks” have been a great investment over the last year. Few realize that the gains have primarily been confined to the U.S. large-cap space. Smaller company stocks represented by the Russell 2000 have gone absolutely nowhere over...
by Gary Gordon | Jan 14, 2022
In the first few weeks of January, the Nasdaq fell 10% below its 52-week high. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 slipped about 4% from its record peak. The reason for the volatile start to the New Year? Fear of the Federal Reserve raising overnight lending rates rapidly to...
by Gary Gordon | Jan 5, 2022
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results” — Narcotics Anonymous The Federal Reserve digitally printed roughly $3.5 trillion dollars between 2008 and 2014. In that brief period, the Fed created three centuries’...
by Gary Gordon | Dec 29, 2021
“History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain Cathie Wood, active stock picking manager for the ultra-hip ARK Innovation Fund (ARKK), is still a bona fide superstar. At least according to CNBC. Unfortunately, the shine may be coming off the...
by Gary Gordon | Dec 22, 2021
The Federal Reserve has been the investor’s best friend for a very long time. For 13 years, if stocks fell a mere 10%-15%, the Fed immediately intervened with promises of ultra-low, interest rate stimulus. And when the pandemic crash of 2020 threatened to burst...
