Stock Volatility Comes Out of Hibernation

by The Gould Asset Management Team Stock markets worldwide took a sharp drop today. The S&P 500 fell 4% on the heels of a similar-sized decline last week, erasing 2018’s gains entirely. We are back where we were on New Year’s Eve. It was the worst single-day...

Special Report: Tales from the Cryptocurrency World

by Donald Gould The crypto craze hit full bore in the fourth quarter, headlined by Bitcoin and several other digital currencies that boasted astounding returns in 2017 (Bitcoin returned a tidy 13,277% last year). The Bitcoin boom has all the hallmarks of a bubble. To...

From the President’s Desk: Year-End Reflections

by Donald Gould We enter 2018 on the heels of a strong 2017 for stock markets worldwide. The S&P 500’s 21.8% return is well above the 12.1% average annual return for the index[1]. Foreign markets did better still, with the MSCI EAFE (foreign developed markets) up...

Three Weeks After the Election—Taking Stock

by The Gould Asset Management Team The US election was about three weeks ago and financial markets have wasted no time adjusting, making dramatic moves and confounding many along the way. While it will take at least several months to get a firmer handle on the...