As we wrote several months ago, we expected October to be a volatile month because of the government shutdown, debt ceiling debate and a new Federal Reserve Chair nominee. We also were confident we would see “Oscar-worthy” performances from both sides of the aisle and that the rhetoric would roil the financial markets. With no
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Update on Bonds and Fixed Income Strategies Toward the end of June the bond and equity markets reacted negatively to the expectation that the Federal Reserve would be slowing their bond buying program. Ten-year treasuries have moved from 1.80 percent to 2.95 percent since the taper announcement. (Source: Bloomberg) The news regarding Syria should have
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The rise in domestic equity markets year-to-date has been essentially unabated and without a significant correction. In times of market strength investors’ level of complacency often increases and optimism can become excessive. As complacency and optimism build, so does the potential for volatility. The news from the home building continues to be favorable. Tuesday, the
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It is abundantly clear that for now investors are ignoring what is happening in Washington, D.C The equity markets have shaken off any concern about the sequester and financial struggles in Europe by continuing to show momentum that has taken the Dow Jones Industrial Average above its all-time highest closing level. (Bloomberg) The Great Recession’s
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With a great deal of volatility in the market and federal sequestration budget cuts looming, Lowe Wealth Advisors is encouraging investors to be cautious and diligent. On the heels of its first weekly decline of 2013, the S&P 500 dropped 1.8% on Monday. Gold and other precious metals rose while the VIX (a gauge of U.S.
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