How Funds Are Sold I Want to Know Where the Gold At Posted on March 17, 2016August 17, 2026 By Matthew Garrott Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! It seems like reporters go out of their way to find the craziest people to put on camera for a story. It certainly seems to be the case in the financial entertainment community where you can find perma-bear hucksters given the same regard as respected economists… Read more
How Funds Are Sold Peer to Peer Lending Posted on March 15, 2016August 17, 2026 By Matthew Garrott Fear is an investor’s constant companion. We are supposed to be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy. However, fear seems to loom largest when the markets are down and fades away when markets are up. Pain of past losses gives birth to new fears that what… Read more
Uncategorized Happy Anniversary Posted on March 10, 2016 By Matthew Garrott Yesterday marked the anniversary of the market’s lowest point during the financial crisis, the birth of our current bull market. A quick recap: From its previous peak on 10/10/2007, the S&P 500 dropped 55% through 3/9/2009. From 3/9/2009, the S&P 500 gained 237% (almost 19% annualized), including dividends… Read more