Oil War/Stock Market Volatility
Good morning. As most of you know concerns about the coronavirus have led to a sharp correction in global financial markets. Whether this virus is “not as bad as the flu” is irrelevant in the short-term, relative to the markets. Geographic regions overseas are being quarantined. Major events & conference are being cancelled. Corporations, to […]
Stock market correction
Hello again. Well, it’s been a historical week in the stock market. The market topped last Wednesday and, over the last 6 sessions, we’ve had the fastest 10% correction in the history of our country. I would rather be recognizing some other historical feat but we’ll take it. Pullbacks are NEVER fun. In fact, they’re […]
February Volatility
Greetings and a Happy Early Spring. This is our first market note of 2020. The last several months have been extraordinarily calm in the markets so there hasn’t been much to write about. At LJI, we never want to become ‘noise’, relative to our thoughts on the market. We rarely let the calendar dictate when […]
10 Year Anniversary Note
A little over ten years ago, June 5th 2007, I was sitting in a Best Buy parking lot having a final conversation with the head of Investments at the regional bank acquiring UFB, my employer the prior three years. I had just purchased three laptops and a printer. Earlier that day I signed a lease […]