by Gould Asset Management | May 28, 2021 | Claremont Courier, Uncategorized
by Don Gould In this two-part article, I suggest that if you could only watch one economic indicator, it should be the interest rate on the 10-year US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS for short. The TIPS bond pays a return that is indexed to inflation....
by Gould Asset Management | May 21, 2021 | Claremont Courier, Uncategorized
by Don Gould The media bombards us daily with economic and financial statistics. Housing starts were up. Jobless claims were down. Consumer confidence is fluctuating. The purchasing managers index was flat. And so on. It’s enough to make your head spin. But there is a...
by Gould Asset Management | Apr 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
What a difference a year makes. A year ago, the onset of the Covid pandemic left us staring at an abyss of unknown length and depth. Major parts of the world economy were shuttered, with no end in sight. Stock markets plunged in February and March 2020 and the federal...
by Gould Asset Management | Apr 15, 2021 | 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 2021. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. US Economy Gaining Momentum The US economy...
by Gould Asset Management | Mar 30, 2021 | Claremont Courier, Uncategorized
by Don Gould I remember as a 10-year-old the wonder of my first passbook savings account. It was with a savings & loan (S&L), a bank-like company that focused on home mortgages. The savings account paid a 5.25% interest rate. Every time I visited the S&L...
by Gould Asset Management | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Many thanks to those who joined us on Tuesday, March 16th, for our live webinar and Q&A with Don Gould, our President and Chief Investment Officer. Don covered a variety of topics including: The current state of the economy and markets during the Covid era Rising...
by Gould Asset Management | Jan 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Having penned these quarterly letters for the past two decades, we cannot recall a time as…as…as what? As remarkable? As eventful? As challenging? Take your pick, but let’s just settle on…extraordinary. America has just concluded a year that defies description. ...
by Gould Asset Management | Jan 15, 2021 | 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 2020. The excerpt is posted here for the benefit of our blog subscribers. Despite Pandemic, Stocks Finish 2020 on...
by Gould Asset Management | Jan 8, 2021 | Claremont Courier, Uncategorized
by Don Gould Frequently we encounter a client who has a substantial cash balance and wants to get it invested for the long term, but is unsure about when to enter the financial markets. The cash might be from an inheritance, the sale of a home or business, or simply...
by Gould Asset Management | Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Real Returns In our recent client webinar[1], company president and chief investment officer Don Gould focused much of his discussion on “real” interest rates; that is, the interest rate after adjusting for the effects of inflation. For example, a bond that pays 3%...
