A thought on your portfolio's "total return."  (If you were told there would be no math today, I apologize in advance.) 

Total Return has two parts to it:  appreciation & income.  If  you view owning a stock like you are an...

In a post dated 4/5/24 titled "The Stubborn Soft Landing", I wrote the following: "A soft landing is - unofficially - when monetary policy makers both slow the pace of economic growth and reduce inflation without causing a recession.  So far, that appears to be the most likely sc...

Are we actually on track for a "soft landing"?

The first half of 2023 was one with strong market performance, as the S&P 500 returned 16.89%.  However, deeper analysis paints a picture that isn't quite as rosy.  The S&P 500 is a market-capitalization weighted index.  When you look at the equal-weighted index, the return is...

Earnings may be a sign of where markets are heading.