ECONOMY AND MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR 2017
Political sentiment not withstanding, the overall projections for the economy and markets for the coming year, is looking quite rosy. Corporate earnings are expected to increase, the unemployment scenario should stay steady, and housing starts increase, in a climate of a strong dollar and solid consumer spending.
JOHN TEMPLETON ON HUMILITY
Famed investor Sir John Templeton on humility! “If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.” “In my 45-year career as an investment counselor, humility did show me the need for worldwide diversification to reduce risk. That career did help me to become more and more humble […]
THE US ELECTIONS & YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO!
If the stock market is up in the three months leading up to the election, put your money on the incumbent party. Losses over those three months tend to usher in a new party This year when election soothsayers and fortune tellers made totally erroneous predictions, there was a Wall Street statistic that called the […]