Nov 9, 2018
The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 12 – November 5-9, 2018 In the markets: • We’re up, we’re down, we’re all around. The markets wavered a bit heading into the midterm elections before experiencing a significant pop after the Democrats took the house,...
Nov 7, 2018
The market pop following the mid-term elections was certainly exciting with the Dow gaining more than 500 points (2%+), the S&P gaining nearly 60 (2.12%) and the Nasdaq gaining 194.80 (2.64%), but be VERY careful as we continue through November. The...
Nov 2, 2018
The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 11 – October 29 – November 2, 2018 In the markets: • The markets staged a late-week recovery based on a positive trade tweet from Trump and bad news about the economy in the form of a Purchasing Managers Index...
Oct 27, 2018
Originally posted October 27, 2018. Last Updated March 14, 2019 What is a Diversified Portfolio? When first entering investing, the amount of information out there can feel overwhelming. You start with the broad market –> work down to sectors –> work...
Oct 26, 2018
The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 10 – October 22-26, 2018 In the markets: • What a week! As many analysts predicted, the bounce we saw earlier this week was short-lived and the market crashed to lower levels creating a stomach-flipping rollercoaster...
Oct 25, 2018
After big market sell-offs, we’ll often see a bounce on the day following the biggest down day. When analysts don’t think we’ve seen the bottom, yet, the prudent approach is too hold off doing any buying until we see another down day. As a rule of...