by Robert Bartley | Mar 29, 2021 | Bonds, Stocks
The Economy We are going to see strong Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for this quarter and into next quarter as compared to this time last year. Obviously, business/GDP ground to a halt at this time last year. Demand is picking up and will continue to pick...
by Robert Bartley | Jul 22, 2019 | Bonds, Investing, Markets, Robert Bartley
Finding Agreement with Ray Dalio’s Paradigm Shift The billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has been speaking out on the current state of economic affairs. His recent article Paradigm Shift argues that markets are poised to change, big time. I guess we are in good...
by Robert Bartley | Jul 11, 2019 | Bonds, Investing, Markets, Robert Bartley
How do you take advantage when markets are out of whack? “Out of whack” is an idiom defined by freedictionary.com as Not or no longer working or functioning properly or In a disordered or chaotic state. How do we know markets are out of whack? (Or, as my grandmother...
by Robert Bartley | Apr 19, 2016 | Bonds, Markets, Robert Bartley
High quality bonds are currently a decent investment, but rising interest rates in the future could make them a risky part of your portfolio. High quality bond (e.g. U.S. Treasuries…) interest rates are currently awful from a historical perspective; however, based on...
