The Irrelevant Investor

MARCH 22, 2022

Normally, bonds offer protection from a stock market storm. But this is a weird environment where bonds are not buffering the decline in stocks, they're causing it.* Earlier in the month, both stocks and bonds were in a 10% drawdown for the first time since 2008. Bonds have had a rough run lately, but the next chart shows why you don't throw them in the garbage when they're treating you like trash.

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Talon Wealth

MARCH 22, 2022

US equities jumped this week as the cost of oil fell. Economic indicators revealed an economy still running hot, with retail sales and manufacturing indicators all showing growth. The biggest news came from the Fed, as the FOMC voted to raise rates by 0.25%, in line with analyst expectations. This marks the first rate hike in over three years and the beginning of a more hawkish approach by the Fed.

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The Irrelevant Investor

MARCH 22, 2022

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Nasdaq See here for Nasdaq's research on the shifting profile of retail investors. On today’s show we discuss: Packy McCormicks Not Boring podcast The worst run for bonds since 1980 The Fed is still waiting for supply What happens when you buy stocks in a bear market 4 reasons high inflation won't go away in 2022 Ukraine war threatening a global food crisis The travel boom is here Housing getting crazier Homes earned more for owners than jobs Most ho

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Norman Marks

MARCH 22, 2022

These are three of today’s buzzwords. My good friend, Michael Rasmussen, has shared an article that was recently published by the Institute of Risk Management. (I am an Honorary Fellow of that institute and Michael has received other honors from them.) I like what he has to say about agility: Agility is a thing of […].

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