Tourism is surging in Latin America. Its safest countries rank higher on the Global Peace Index than the United States and have a lower cost of living. Continue reading…
As both employee and employer, you have to pay more in Social Security, but there are deductions that can help lighten the tax burden. Continue reading…
Another week like so many others in 2017. Little volatility, little movement – even with a slew of big name earnings. This certainly is a strange atmosphere just from the lack of volatility over many many months alone. However companies seem to be doing well enough: With slightly more than half of S&P 500 components.. Continue reading…
This past week represented so many of the weeks of 2017; slow action with a bit of an upward skew. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday were sleeping – and minor gains Wednesday were offset by small losses Friday; in the end we had small gains for the week! Rinse, wash, repeat. For the week the S&P 500.. Continue reading…
Market bulls continue to make anyone even moderately cautious (hand raised) look a fool. A technical breakout mid week on the indexes took the market out of a sleepy range that was looking a bit dangerous. Monday and Tuesday were the normal sleepiness we’ve come to expect from this slow and steady grind up of.. Continue reading…
Some more volatility hit late this past week but any pullback of note (Thursday) still has bulls rushing in (Friday). Modest moves Monday and Wednesday sandwiched the holiday on Tuesday. The “rotation out of tech” continued most of this week: “The rotation out of tech is dominating stocks and is the overarching theme in the.. Continue reading…
Some volatility was reintroduced to the market this past week as <0.80% moves on the S&P 500 (and even larger moves on the NASDAQ) happened Tue, Wed, and Thu. This is certainly a welcome change from a trading (and writing perspective) from the relatively monotone move upward almost all of 2017! Losses Tuesday accelerated after.. Continue reading…