Sustaining a Good Start

I always pay attention to the relative number of gainers and losers when updating stock prices in the Full Portfolio Table and this was the best ratio to date: 36 of the 42 stocks in the portfolio were up compared to the last time I printed the table, on December 15. There were two reasons: […]

Reality Has Repercussions

Inflation means the Fed really is ending QE and raising rates. Last week bond traders finally accepted that reality…and then dumped bonds before the market loses a massive and totally price-insensitive buyer (the Fed). It made for a volatile and negative week that could be a preview of what’s to come. Also…with the first rate […]