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Fed Announces Historic Change in Monetary Policy
October 19, 2020
The U.S. economy is dependent on the efforts of theFederal Reserve to stimulate the economy throughmonetary policy. Like the central banks in other countries,the efforts of the Fed to maintain key interest rates andemployment are necessary throughout economic cycles. In recent decades, through several “crisis” periods, theFed has responded to adverse events in the economyto… View Article
Apple Reaches $2 Trillion
September 22, 2020
Started in a garage in 1976 by Steve Jobs, RonaldWayne and Steve Wozniak, the predecessor of today’sApple was focused on bringing computing to theaverage consumer in a size that was reasonable. The new company was incorporated as AppleComputer, Inc. in 1977. The company went publicin 1980 and realized immediate success. The originalMacintosh computer started shipping… View Article
S&P 500 Reaching new All-Time Highs
September 9, 2020
Looking at the contraction in the economy, it would befair to assume that the stock market would reflect themany indicators that signify a downturn. As recently as February, 2020, the economy was goingstrong and looked like nothing could take the wind out of its sails. The impact of the pandemic was unrelentingand hurt many segments… View Article
Markets Rally Back Despite Pandemic
August 24, 2020
The slogan of the day should be that “you just can’tget a super-charged economy down.” In the faceof a resurgence in the first wave of the coronaviruspandemic, many stocks charge ahead. The pandemic has created winners and losers for sureas some sectors have been decimated and others weretailor-made for this new normal. A couple of… View Article
The Impact of Working and Schooling from Home
August 10, 2020
During the summer months, parents are accustomedto having their kids at home. Sometimes a summercamp is on the schedule or a summer vacation. Exceptfor parents who provide home schooling, it is a rarityto have school-age children home year-round. The coronavirus pandemic and its many societalchanges may force that reality on many Americanfamilies as the new… View Article
Growth Stocks Outperform Value During the Pandemic
July 8, 2020
When you consider what makes a value stock a valuestock, it would seem to stand to reason that value stockswould be leading all stocks during this global pandemic.After all, when the bottom dropped out of the market,there were some innocent bystanders who got sweptup in the downward spiral. While the Dow and S&P have been… View Article