The pandemic has hit retailers particularly hard, and this is a sector that was already in considerable distress. Macy’s seems to be doing their best to survive, but don’t get too excited. Before we decided not to allow retail stores to remain open due to fears of the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail sector was already […]

Liquid-alt funds are designed to be more market neutral than normal funds, promising more protection against bear markets. How well have they done during this last one? While many people think of the difference between mutual funds and exchange traded funds, or ETFs, is that you can buy and sell shares of ETFs yourself on […]

Even though the stock market gets a lot more attention, the bond market is roughly twice as big. We look at the three main types of bonds and how they have fared this year. It is standard practice for investors to hold a certain percentage of their portfolios in bonds, seeking to offset the risk […]

In the rough and tumble world of stocks that we’re in now, investors are presented with all sorts of lists of stocks to go with now. We roll out six for you to have a look at. Stocks have come a long way since their bottoming in late March, and there have been many good […]

During the last financial crisis, the housing market was ground zero. It’s much more on the periphery this time, and the effects of the lockdown will be more like a stall than a crash. The 2008 financial crisis was brought about entirely from the collapse of the housing market, or more specifically, the collapse of […]

While stocks do tend to move together a lot, and most investors seek to spread their money out among a wide variety of stocks, stock picking is becoming even more important. There is something about being selective about choosing investments that turns off the great majority of investors. While it is natural to be intimidated […]

There is a strong belief persisting that our economy and way of life won’t return to normal until we have a medical solution to this outbreak. Some fear we are rushing too much. We should think that it is at least odd or even bizarre that so much is being put on our needing pharmaceutical […]

As paltry as the returns from municipal bonds are, at least compared to stocks, they still attract a lot of investment, due to investors thinking that they are so safe. Think again. We’ve been worried for a while about the potential hit that municipal bonds, or munis, could take from this economic shutdown, and we’re […]

The stock market bears have been licking their chops since stocks started to rebound, predicting a second fall and a bigger one this time. Stocks are still holding up pretty well. The current bear market started, like all bear markets do, with our wondering just how far we’d be sent down before the panic became […]

Legendary hedge fund investor Ray Dalio is particularly known for his understanding of bonds, and has made billions from them. He now thinks that it is “crazy” for investors to hold them. Ray Dalio’s story is a true rags-to-riches one, where he quit his job one day to venture off on his own with just […]