Wade Slome | TalkMarkets | Page 2
President/Founder, Sidoxia Capital Management
Mr. Slome is a CFA charterholder (Chartered Financial Analyst), a CFP®certificant (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®), and a member of the CFA Institute and the FPA® (Financial Planning Association®). Mr. Slome has worked in the investment industry since 1993, and Bloomberg identified ...more

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Recession Or Mental Depression?
There are plenty of challenging forces surrounding us, including an overhanging recession, that could push you into a depression.
Even Winning Teams Occasionally Lose
The stock market has been a winning team for years, generating outsized returns for investors. But so far this year, the winning streak appears to be coming to an end. For 2022, the S&P 500 index is down -21%, including -8% last month.
Bad Weather Coming: Hurricane Or Drizzle?
For many investors, getting used to large multi-year gains has been very comfortable, but interpreting downward gyrations in the stock market can be very confusing and counterintuitive.
From Rocket Ship To Roller Coaster
The recent stock market volatility is reinforcing the idea that the Federal Reserve’s more aggressive stance regarding hiking interest rates is making many investors very anxious.
Ohhh Omicron! From Panic To Possibility
With all these scary Omicron headlines, one would expect a collapse in equity markets. Well, at least not yet.
No Red Blood, Just Green Flood
Normally, investors equate the month of October with scary, blood-curdling screams because horrifying losses during the 1929 and 1987 crashes occurred during this month.
Cash Is Trash
If interest rates are low, and inflation is high, then what should you do with your money? Currently, if your money is sitting in cash, it is losing 4-5% in purchasing power due to inflation.
Rising Tide Lifts All COVID Boats
Although the economic tide may be lifting all boats, there is a small leak spreading in the boat in the form of inflation. Rising prices can slowly sink all boats by eroding away income and wealth creation.
Return To Rationality?
As the worst pandemic in more than a generation is winding down in the U.S., people are readjusting their personal lives and investing worlds as they transition from ridiculousness to rationality.
April Flowers Have Investors Cheering Wow-sers!
Normally April showers bring May flowers, but last month the spring weather was dominated by sunshine that caused stock prices to blossom to new, all-time record highs across all major indexes.
Consumer Confidence Flies As Stock Market Hits New Highs
Although the economy appears to be on solid footing and stock prices have marched higher to new record levels, there are still plenty of potential factors that could derail the current bull market advance.
Investors Ponder Stimulus Size as Rates Rise
Stock prices rose again last month in part based on passage optimism of a government stimulus package (currently proposed at $1.9 trillion).
Market Drops As GameStop Pops
The stock market started with a bang this year with the S&P 500 index at first climbing +3% in January before ending with a whimper and a monthly decline of -1%.
New Year’s Resolutions And Vaccine Distributions
Many people were ready to flush 2020 down the toilet after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic dominated the daily headlines, but panic eventually turned into optimism.
GDP Figures & Election Jitters
Ever since the beginning of 2020, it’s been a tale of two cities.
Politics & COVID Tricks
Thanks to a global epidemic, trillions of dollars instantly disappeared during the first quarter of this year, and then, abracadabra… the losses turned into gains and magically reappeared in the subsequent two quarters.
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