At a recent CyberSecurity forum sponsored by State Street Global Advisors, several of us at Marin Wealth Advisors were fortunate enough to hear
Still Holding Steady
Global stock markets are trading near their highs and holding steady since our last post, mid-summer. Bond prices have generally held their gains off
It’s Time to Pay Attention
The Fed will most likely announce a 1/4% rate hike this week. We will want to watch the stock market's reaction, not just for a few days, but leading
New Highs-Climbing the Wall
Most major U.S. stock indices are at new all-time highs in expectations of economic stimulus, fewer business regulations, and lower corporate taxes.
Time to Re-balance?
Well, we've had a nice run in the U.S. stock market, especially if you look all the way back to the bottom in the spring of 2009. The question on most
Looking Ahead to 2017
Predictions are often easy to make, but even the best researched and considered predictions are often 180 degrees wrong. So for that reason, we are
Game On!
We got our 1/4 point rate hike from the Fed and it seems it's Game On for higher interest rates, barring a dramatic downturn in the economy. The
Markets Adjust to the New Sheriff and His Crew
We're in the midst of a very large market rotation based on several anticipated economic policy changes. Although the President-elect is not easy to
Probably Time for a Normal Market Pullback?
The markets got a lift in the third quarter from continued job gains and, surprisingly, a striking improvement in wage growth. Domestic politics and