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...
by Gould Asset Management | Jul 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
We hope your summer is off to a good start. US Stocks Bounce Back US stock indexes zoomed in the second quarter, with the S&P 500 large cap price index up 8.3%. By early June, the index entered bull market territory, having climbed 20% from its October 2022...
by Gould Asset Management | Jul 18, 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 Second Quarter of 2023. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. Stocks Move Higher in Q2 Amid a Resilient...
by Gould Asset Management | May 8, 2023 | Uncategorized, Claremont Courier
by Don GouldIn the 1946 film classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” community banker George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) is besieged by depositors demanding their money after the despised Mr. Potter spurs a run on the bank for his own gain. George says to the anxious...
by Gould Asset Management | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
There was never a dull moment for financial markets in the first quarter of 2023. Markets seesawed monthly between optimism and pessimism. The Fed hiked interest rates twice, with another expected. Two banks collapsed amid old fashioned bank runs. The US debt ceiling...
by Gould Asset Management | Apr 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 First Quarter of 2023. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. US Growth Intact but Risks Remain The US...
by Gould Asset Management | Mar 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Many thanks to those who joined us Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 for Don Gould’s live webinar which provided an in-depth update on the current market environment and some of the ongoing challenges facing investors . Don touched upon quite a few topics which...
by Gould Asset Management | Mar 18, 2023 | Uncategorized, Claremont Courier
by Don Gould For weeks, the news media has been warning of an impending crisis if the two houses of Congress and the president are unable to reach agreement on raising the debt ceiling. Let’s look at what’s going on here and whether you should be losing sleep. In this...
by Gould Asset Management | Jan 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fourth Quarter Reprieve Can’t Fix 2022 Stock and bond markets bounced back in the fourth quarter. Global stock benchmarks climbed about 10%, while the leading US bond index gained about 2%. The recovery was largely fueled by a modest decline in bond yields; more...
by Gould Asset Management | Jan 13, 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 Fourth Quarter of 2022. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. Stocks Pare Losses in Q4, Capping Rocky Year...
