by Robert Bartley | Oct 5, 2023 | Legislation, Markets, Robert Bartley
The eye-popping excess spending/annual budget deficits and US public debt are staggering. That is bad enough but the politicians in Washington continue to double down on stupid (more). This is how bad is it?: $1.5 trillion deficit for fiscal year 2023. Yes, that is...
by Robert Bartley | Aug 15, 2023 | Markets, Robert Bartley
I am going to touch on various topics regarding the markets and economy. You can jump to those sections here: Recent Market Action Why is the economy still positive and inflation not subsiding faster? Where will interest rates go long term? What is next for the...
by Robert Bartley | Aug 15, 2023 | Investing, Markets, Quarterly Update, Robert Bartley
Here’s our July Market Value Update. Looking at daily market news will drive you crazy. Instead, let’s take the long view of the current market and its value – and then ask how it affects your portfolio and what (if anything) you should do about it. For more...
by Robert Bartley | Aug 19, 2022 | Markets, Quarterly Update, Robert Bartley
Here’s our July Market Value Update. Looking at daily market news will drive you crazy. Instead, let’s take the long view of the current market and its value – and then ask how it affects your portfolio and what (if anything) you should do about it. A Quick Note: We...
by Robert Bartley | Apr 22, 2022 | Investing, Markets, Robert Bartley
Inflation There are certainly a lot of headwinds in the market with both inflation and interest rates climbing. As we are all painfully aware, the U.S. inflation rate is currently the highest it has been in 40 years. While there was hope that the inflation rate would...
by Robert Bartley | Oct 13, 2021 | Markets
Here’s our September Market Value Update. Looking at daily market news will drive you crazy. Instead, let’s take the long view of the current market and its value – and then ask how it affects your portfolio and what (if anything) you should do about it. A Quick Note...
