by John Diaz | Sep 9, 2019 | Investment Strategies, Market + Economic Perspectives, Personal Finance
What the “Yield Curve Inversion” suggests about the economy It’s been all over the news, the “yield curve” has inverted”, followed by “we are going into a recession….” Over the past few weeks, we’ve had many calls about the yield curve, so I’d like to begin this...
by John Diaz | Aug 7, 2019 | Investment Strategies, Market + Economic Perspectives
Trade turmoil and the Fed Rate cut leads to what the markets despise, “Uncertainty”! As I write this, the equity markets are in the midst of the biggest stock market sell-off of 2019. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 855 points as of 2:42 PM today...
by John Diaz | Jun 6, 2019 | Investment Strategies, Market + Economic Perspectives
Tariff Turmoil The US and China trade rhetoric ramped up in May and the equity markets responded with sharp declines from the all-time highs they reached in April. Investors were hoping for a peaceful resolution to the trade dispute and they were sorely disappointed....
by John Diaz | Jan 24, 2019 | Market + Economic Perspectives
The equity markets peaked on September 20, 2018, when the S&P 500 Index reached 2,930. From that point forward, worries and panic selling set in for the remainder of the year and investors were greeted with extreme volatility and an almost 20% pullback. The...
by John Diaz | Dec 23, 2018 | Investment Strategies, Market + Economic Perspectives
As of yesterday’s market close, the S&P 500 is at a 15-month low, with 60% of its stocks in what is considered, “bear market” territory (down 20% or more) and 9 of 11 industry sectors now trading at what is considered “correction” levels (down 10% or more). I’m...
