by Don Gould Note: Before I write about money and investments in the context of the COVID-19, I want to be clear that the illness is first and foremost a health and humanitarian concern and only secondarily a financial one. As important an asset as money may be,...
Global stock prices continued to gyrate wildly, and mostly downward, this week as markets adjust to a steady stream of new developments in the unfolding crisis surrounding COVID-19. Today’s more than 9% US stock market decline was its biggest one-day drop since...
A mere nine days ago on February 19, 2020, the S&P 500 (the leading US stock market index) reached an all-time high. Since then the index has dropped about 13%, which qualifies as a “correction” (a 10% drop) and is two-thirds of the way to bear market territory (a...
World stock and bond markets have paid intermittent attention to the emergent coronavirus over the last several weeks. But with weekend news suggesting its spread well beyond China, the virus has grabbed the market’s full attention this...
A year ago, markets entered 2019 on high alert amid signs of economic slowing and fears of imminent recession. Following a near bear market at the end of 2018, it seemed as though that old Bette Davis line from All About Eve might apply: “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s...
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 2019. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. Stocks Finish 2019 With a Bang, Capping...
By Don Gould Whenever someone asks me whether it’s worth it to make a small extra effort to earn some additional money on their savings, I often apply what I call the “sidewalk” test. I ask, if that amount were sitting on the sidewalk right in front of you, would you...
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 2019. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. US Expansion Intact, but Manufacturing’s...
by Donald Gould A Growing, Slowing Economy On the financial and economic front, this fall’s colors are a bit of kaleidoscope. It’s an odd time in the economy, with seemingly contradictory indicators coming from various directions. On the plus side, the consumer side...
Gould Asset Management is pleased to announce the launch of a bi-monthly column in the Claremont Courier. Our “MONEY and INVE$TING” column will provide insights into matters of finance and investing, with that unique “Gould” perspective and...
