Dec 29, 2018
With the positive action in the markets of the past few days, it can be easy to get wrapped up in the optimism of thinking we’ve bottomed and it’s safe to get back in the water. Downside ahead? Many analysts believe this pop is a result of a...
Dec 28, 2018
After the insane ups-and-downs in the market this week, I’ve been trying to come up with new lyrics to “Rollercoaster of Love” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in order to use it for stocks. Somehow, I don’t think a remix with a focus on investing would hit the Billboard...
Dec 22, 2018
The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 18 – December 17-21, 2018 Before We Begin… Before we get started, I wanted to write a quick note to all of my fellow investors. The market is terrible right now. I’m not going to lie – it looks like it’s going to get worse...
Dec 19, 2018
The Fed has spoken and they have decided to put the hammer to the markets. What happened? As we predicted in yesterday’s post, the Fed announced they would raise interest rates during their meeting announcement today. From there, we thought the likely option would...
Dec 18, 2018
The Fed meeting is at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow (12/19/2018) and the market WILL react. What do you do? At this point, analysts are almost evenly divided about what will happen to the markets after the Fed meeting. There are three possible outcomes: ...
Dec 17, 2018
After today’s additional declines of more than 500 points in the Dow, 2.08% in the S&P and 2.27% in the NASDAQ plus the news that we’re on pace for the worst December in the markets since The Great Depression (yes, THAT Great Depression), it can be...