by Gould Asset Management | Jan 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Crystal Balls are Overrated This first quarter of 2024 marks the four-year anniversary of the beginning of the Covid pandemic. Yes, hard to believe, but it’s really been four years since an invisible virus upended our world. Together, the pandemic’s onset and the...
by Gould Asset Management | Jan 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
by The Gould Asset Management Team Note: This post is an excerpt from Gould Asset Management’s Economic and Market Review for the Fourth Quarter of 2023. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. Stocks Surge in Q4, Capping String Year, as...
by Gould Asset Management | Oct 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Markets Dip in Third Quarter The third quarter saw stocks and bonds both decline in the face of continuing Fed tightening. Inflation is down sharply from its 9% peak in mid-2022, but at 3%-4% it’s still above the Fed’s 2% target. So, rather than taking a relaxing...
by Gould Asset Management | Oct 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
by The Gould Asset Management Team Note: This post is an excerpt from Gould Asset Management’s Economic and Market Review for the Third Quarter of 2023. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. US Economy Steady Amidst Headwinds The US...
by Gould Asset Management | Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized, Claremont Courier
by Don Gould Savers rejoice! Short-term interest rates, such as those on U.S. Treasury bills, recently breached the 5% level after sitting near zero for nine of the past 14 years. Cash is no longer trash; “financial repression” — that is, central banks keeping rates...
