Why investors should care about infrastructure
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers issues a report card with letter grades reflecting the condition and performance of the nation’s infrastructure — and the current grade average sits at a miserable D+. Airports, bridges, levees,...Market update on global stock market drop
Global stock markets dropped sharply today with the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ each falling more than 3%. The catalysts appear to have been concerns over the truce in the trade war between the United States and China, uncertainty over the outcome of Brexit, and an...
End of Year 2018 — Maneuvering Delicately
“Every past decline looks like an opportunity, every future decline looks like a risk.” Morgan Housel If past declines look like opportunities and future declines look like risk, declines lived in real-time are trials of patience and fortitude. The uncertainty around...Comparative government rates overseas may surprise you
In June 2007, three months before the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the start of the Great Financial Crisis in earnest, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was at 5% before falling to a historical low of 1.39% in July 2012. Yields increased for a short time thereafter...3 takeaways from former Fed Reserve Chair Yellen
Recession isn’t imminent although current GDP growth puts the economy at risk of overheating absent improvements in productivity, Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen recently said.
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