by westlakeFi | Dec 13, 2018 | Financial Management, Stock Market
Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. Only time will who is right, but I offer and look for opinions that are well sourced. When one is prepared for the most unlikely scenario that person is more likely to tell their story no matter what happens. Rather...
by westlakeFi | Nov 20, 2018 | Financial Management, News, Stock Market
It’s the week of Thanksgiving, and the markets can’t seem to find anything for which to give thanks. Typically, this week is marked by low volatility and non-existent volume as anyone on Wall Street worth a darn takes time off. Junior traders are left to manage the...
by westlakeFi | Oct 22, 2018 | Opinion, Retirement, Stock Market
You and I didn’t feel it but there was a 6.4 magnitude earthquake at the IMF annual meetings in Bali, where “global finance chiefs spent the week assessing the tremors now ripping through the world economy,” Bloomberg reported October 15, 2018. PIMCO’s global economic...
by westlakeFi | Oct 11, 2018 | Retirement, Stock Market
As we move to the fall season, until recently the stock market almost daily hits another new record, but some clouds are appearing on the horizon. Only time will tell if the storm clouds blow away or if a hurricane is on the way. “NOAA study finds Houston’s 100-year...
by westlakeFi | Aug 3, 2018 | Financial Management, Retirement, Stock Market
The stock market has been responding positively to better than expected earnings, “The Melt Up is officially here. This is the boom we’ve been waiting for. And this phase should last 12 to 18 months”, said Steve Sjuggerud, Stansberry Research. He went on to say,...
by westlakeFi | Jun 28, 2018 | Financial Management, News, Stock Market
Let me address the elephant in the room. As I wrote back in April 2018, the market volatility is due in large part to burgeoning signs of an all-out trade war. On March 9, 2018, in an effort to restore an American industry to its previous luster, President Trump...
