Market Update: 2020 Year in Review The year 2020 proved to be one of the most tumultuous in modern history, marked by a number of developments that were historically unprecedented. But the year also demonstrated the resilience of people,...
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Today the Dow Jones reached 30,000 a new high-water mark for the index. Richard Del Monte explains what investors should do now. Calling all neighbors in the Alamo, CA area and beyond! You work hard for your money, and...
With the November election just around the corner, you are starting to hear opinions about which presidential candidate will be better for the financial markets. Spoiler alert: the financial markets don’t really care. Stay invested my friends! “One-size-fits-all”...
No matter which side of the aisle you sit on politically, you are probably concerned about the potential impact the upcoming presidential and congressional elections will have on the financial markets. Over the decades of my career, I’ve seen...
The first half of 2020 has been both historic and unforgettable, for all the wrong reasons. In February, stocks were setting record highs with economic activity continuing the slow and steady growth out from the Great Financial Crisis a...
Through the first month and a half of the New Year we saw stocks continue the upward trend that started in 2019. Then, the bottom fell out. From February 20th through March 23rd, the S&P 500 declined by 34%,...