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Where is the Economy Going?

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Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember starting to hear them back in 2017 when people were guessing a recession might happen within 6–12 months. Obviously, that never happened. It still hasn’t, but predictions have only grown stronger in conviction.

Why? Because markets keep hitting high after high without the supporting operating fundamentals. Logically, there has to be a top; a point where markets pull back.

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Up or Down: Thoughts on Where the Market is Going

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It’s really hard to know what the next right move is. On one hand, things seem to be going well, and the charts are pointing upwards. This is nice to see, but how long can it last when the markets continue to reach new highs?  Keep Reading

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Where is the Economy Going?

Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember

How Can Bond Yields Predict an Economic Downturn?

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Some economists are starting to worry about the future of the economy, pointing to a “flattening” of the yield curve, or term spread as it’s also referred to, of the bond market.

The bond market is looked at as an indicator of economic health because of how government bonds are typically in sync with interest rates and the economy at large. While not discussed as routinely as the stock market (the bond market is decidedly less sexy than the stock market), it’s about twice the size of the stock market with far more trading activity. Because bonds generally follow economic activity, they can be predictive of the stock market. And the stock market is a lagging indicator of the economy; once stocks start falling, it’s too late, just as we saw with the 2007/2008 recession. Keep Reading

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Where is the Economy Going?

Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember

Ladies Get Paid Event: Personal Finance 101

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This post originally appeared on Voleo’s blog. 

PERSONAL FINANCE 101: TOP 5 TAKEAWAYS

Last Wednesday evening I had the pleasure of hosting a personal finance workshop for Ladies Get Paid, a New York-based but nationwide organization focused on helping women find career and financial success, at San Francisco’s GitHub headquarters. I’m pleased to say that the event made for a very engaging and interesting discussion on how different people manage their money, what their perceptions of the stock market are, and the various approaches to investing, whether through work in a 401k or directly through the stock market.

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Where is the Economy Going?

Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember

Invest in Yourself: Watch Tony Robbins Talk About Making Money

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Gary Vaynerchuk hosted Tony Robbins on his Youtube channel on March 1st to discuss Tony’s new finance book, Unshakeable, and oh man, if you are interested in investing in the stock market, it is worth your time. Keep Reading

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Where is the Economy Going?

Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember

What TFSAs are Actually For

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Let’s start with what they’re not for: parking cash and looking for interest. It seems, because of the misleading name of the TFSA, tax-free savings account, that many people think it is an account best used to save money and accrue interest. While some banks will provide a high(ish) interest rate for cash in a TFSA, the reality is that this is far less than even a conservative investment in an ETF or mutual fund. Keep Reading

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Where is the Economy Going?

Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember

Photos: Discussing Finance – November Edition

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Last Wednesday marked the first event in the Discussing Finance series in Vancouver, and we want to thank all who attended! We’re very pleased to announce that not only did the event sell out, but oversold with guests arriving last minute looking for extra tickets and happily, we were able to fit everyone in. Keep Reading

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Where is the Economy Going?

Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember

The Market’s Political Opinion

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It’s just a little ironic that a politician obtuse business person who boasts about his tax plans to support America’s biggest corporations would also be the person who the market, aka big business, distrusts most.

According to The New York Times’ Economic View writer Justin Wolfers, “stocks may lose 10 to 12 per cent of their value if [Trump] wins the November election.”

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Where is the Economy Going?

Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember

The Long & Short of It

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The stock market allows us to speculate, based on sentiment and pertinent information, about the market value of a company and its shares. More often than not investors pick stocks based on their assumptions that the prices will increase, but also sometimes because they believe that the stock will lose value, a much riskier venture. Keep Reading

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Where is the Economy Going?

Over the past few years there’ve been many broad and very public predictions of an impending market downturn. I remember

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