by Rami Taha | Jul 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Don Gould Voters in the UK took markets by surprise on June 23, passing a referendum calling for Britain to withdraw from the European Union (EU)—the so-called “Brexit.” In the lead-up to the vote, investors showed increasing confidence that the motion would be...
by Rami Taha | Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
by Scott Smith, CFA Note: This post is an excerpt from Gould Asset Management’s Economic and Market Review for the First Quarter of 2016. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. 2016 got off to a rough start as global equity markets...
by Scott Smith | Mar 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Don Gould Negative interest rates–yes, interest rates below zero–are receiving a lot of attention these days. Central banks in Japan, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark all are experimenting with negative short-term interest rates. Yields on longer term bonds...
by Scott Smith | Jan 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
by Derek Baldwin, CFA Note: This post is an excerpt from Gould Asset Management’s Economic and Market Review for the Fourth Quarter of 2015. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. Emerging markets woes were a major theme in 2015, with...
by Scott Smith | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Tom Carr, CFP® President Obama’s recent signing of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 enacted new rules for claiming Social Security benefits. It’s important to note that most of the benefits of Social Security will remain the same, but there will be some who need...
by Scott Smith | Oct 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Daniel Gould Note: This post is an excerpt from Gould Asset Management’s Economic and Market Review for the Third Quarter of 2015. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. The US recovery held steady this past quarter, even in the face...
by Scott Smith | Sep 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Scott Smith, CFA It’s hard to believe, but the fourth quarter is almost upon us. With it comes the inevitable hustle and bustle of the holiday season, and for many investors and advisors, a last minute rush to complete a variety of portfolio tasks before the end...
by Scott Smith | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Don Gould The following post is from an email sent to Gould Asset Management clients on August 24, 2015. It is shared here for the benefit of our blog readers, in hopes it provides some helpful context for understanding the market’s recent volatility. As you are...
by Scott Smith | Jul 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Scott Smith, CFA Note: This post is an excerpt from Gould Asset Management’s Economic and Market Review for the Second Quarter of 2015. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. Equity market performance was mixed in the second quarter,...
by Scott Smith | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Daniel Gould Recent announcements about Puerto Rico’s runaway debt crisis have thrust the island territory’s long-running economic woes into the national spotlight. In late June, Governor Alejandro Padilla García warned that the U.S. commonwealth was alarmingly...
