When it feels like things are changing by the hour, a week feels like a year, and three weeks a lifetime. That’s how I feel this morning as I write to you from Newport, having scrambled home Monday, cutting short our ski vacation in Telluride, CO. Last Friday, at this time, we were waking up […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XV
You’ll recall it wasn’t too long ago that investing legends Warren Buffett, Jack Bogle, and my father in law Dick Young were calling for a prolonged period of reduced returns. Not only for the stock market but for bonds, as Dick Young’s North Star was scraping the bottom of the charts as if it had […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XIV
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CBS News‘ Norah O’Donnell that life may not get back to normal for up to two months. Two months is a long time. Here’s a bit of the back and forth between O’Donnell and Fauci: O’DONNELL: We know the symptoms […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XIII
“De-densify.” That’s the word Harvard is using to describe its efforts to move people out of dorms and send them home. CNN’s Carma Hassan and Brian Ries report: Harvard University is moving to virtual classes because of the novel coronavirus outbreak and the university is asking students to move out of their dorms in five […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: XII
If you’re a client of Richard C. Young & Co., then you know how much we love Baby’s Coffee—Southernmost Coffee Roasters in America. Clients of mine sent this pic yesterday telling me how much they enjoyed a recent trip to Key West. They look happy, don’t they? You know what’s worth noting is we didn’t […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XI
One of the challenges of having high school kids in different schools is scheduling—they’re not on the same one—which is how Owen and I ended up skiing Friday at Attitash, NH, while Izzy was in school. My parents spend much of their winter in New Hampshire skiing (it’s early Saturday morning as I’m writing to […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part X
When I was a junior in high school I spent a week as a crewmember on a schooner. One of my duties was taking a shift each night on watch. On calm nights it was pretty peaceful. But less so when the wind was up and the white caps lashed against the hull. On nights […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part VIII
You know about my desire for you to find the shelter and space you deserve. Somewhere away from the hustle and bustle of crowds. Whether you find that peace of mind in, the burbs, small-town America, a resort, or whatever is your idea of paradise, the key is to remember that, yes, it can be […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part VII
Imagine missing Monday’s 1300-point gain if you sold your stocks Friday. It happens, especially when emotions run high and takeover your portfolio. Don’t let that be you. This could be a long row ahead. Nobody knows the future. You’re going to wonder if you’re on the right course. That’s normal. Don’t believe everything you’re told. […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part VI
You’ve read about low bond yields. Well, the yields may be low, but bonds, they’ve protected portfolios like bubble wrap. (See the chart of Counterbalanced Total Returns below for the returns of bonds in years when the stock market has fallen). What investors forget time and time again, is that the key to investing is […]
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