Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 20

Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 20

The first week of 2019 definitely proves we’re in for a wild ride this year. So, we’ve got volatility in spades. Where do we go from here?     Market News   The new year kicked off with Apple announcing a cut of their next quarter’s guidance thanks to...
Has the stock market bottomed?

Has the stock market bottomed?

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...
Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 18

Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 18

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...
The Fed put the hammer down.

The Fed put the hammer down.

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...
What do you do with a Fed Meeting?

What do you do with a Fed Meeting?

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:  ...