by Gould Asset Management | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Donald Gould In mid-January we lost an investment giant with the passing of Vanguard funds founder John C. (Jack) Bogle at 89. Arguably, no individual in the last century has had a larger positive impact on the individual investor. His structuring of Vanguard as a...
by Gould Asset Management | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Donald Gould “Winter is coming.” It’s the grave mantra of TV’s Game of Thrones, portending a possible end of days for the mythical kingdom. Hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide anxiously await the outcome. Meanwhile, back at the Claremont ranch, happily, it’s...
by Gould Asset Management | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
by The Gould Asset Management Team Note: This post is an excerpt from Gould Asset Management’s Economic and Market Review for the First Quarter of 2019. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. US Economy: Signs of Slowing, but Still Growing...
by Gould Asset Management | Jan 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Donald Gould More than 11 years ago, in October 2007, the mother of all storms hit financial markets, cresting in the fall of 2008 with many large financial institutions teetering after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. After substantial government intervention, the...
by Gould Asset Management | Jan 16, 2019 | 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 2018. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. US Stocks Tumble Toward Bear Market Territory,...
by Gould Asset Management | Oct 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Donald Gould The US stock market set a torrid pace in the third quarter, with the S&P 500 turning in a 7.7% return, its best quarter in four years. The quarter puts an exclamation point on a remarkable 9-year stretch for US equities. In contrast, foreign...
by Gould Asset Management | Oct 15, 2018 | 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 2018. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. US Economy Surges Ahead Despite Lackluster...
by Gould Asset Management | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Donald Gould The question below was posed to Don Gould through Investopedia’s Advisor Insights program. Investopedia.com is a leading provider of online financial educational content and their Advisor Insights program allows investors to post questions to top...
by Gould Asset Management | Aug 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
by The Gould Asset Management Team The guilty plea Tuesday by President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and the near simultaneous felony convictions of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort have unquestionably increased both the political and legal risks...
by Gould Asset Management | Jul 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Donald Gould We’re Not in Kansas Anymore The second quarter brought further confirmation that we are facing a very different investment landscape than a year ago. In 2017, the market climbed month after month, with almost no volatility along the way. In contrast,...
