Week in Review #122

Week in Review #122

Summing Up The Week It was definitely a busy week with Pfizer shipping its vaccine, the Electoral College making President-Elect Joe Biden’s results official, and lots of negative news about the economy. Yet, Congress still hasn’t reached a deal. The...
Speculation in Play #101

Speculation in Play #101

 December 11, 2020    Risk Disclaimer The positions in this portfolio are incredibly risky and extremely volatile.   No one at Get Irked is a professional financial adviser (or a doctor), so consult with your own financial adviser to see if any of these positions...
Week in Review #121

Week in Review #121

Summing Up The Week The stock market started to soften up a bit this week between increasing COVID numbers combined with the government’s inability to come to an agreement about a second round of stimulus. From here, there are three schools of thought about how...
Week in Review #120

Week in Review #120

Summing Up The Week The promises of a potential stimulus package before the December recess of Congress sent the markets higher this week in spite of numerous negative news events ranging from unthinkable death and hospitalization counts from COVID-19 to a weakening...
Week in Review #119

Week in Review #119

Summing Up The Week Thanksgiving Week is always a weird one with the markets closed on Thursday for the holiday and open for only a half-day on Friday for… holiday shopping, I guess? At any rate, it results in a 3-1/2 day trading week which can get wonky. So,...