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Investors Are Learning That Bonds Can Lose Money Too
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on September 30th, 2023
What do the Chicago Bears and US Postal Service have in common? Neither deliver on Sundays.
Bears fans like me have watched our favorite team lose 13 games in a row. It stinks, but we’re used to it. Our team hasn’t won a Super Bowl since 1985.
Money Market Yields Are Attractive And Investors Are Taking Notice
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on June 4th, 2023
There’s a faint but growing sucking sound permeating Wall Street. That is the sound of money being gradually sucked out of traditional investments like stocks and bonds and into money market funds.
The New York Knicks Are In The Playoffs And On Sale
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on May 10th, 2023
What if you could own part of a premier NBA franchise for just $200? Well, you can.
Madison Square Garden Sports (ticker: MSGS) is a publicly traded stock on the New York stock exchange that provides investors fractional ownership in the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers.
The Fallout From Silicon Valley Bank
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on March 14th, 2023
The S&P 500 Is The Most Popular And Overpriced Benchmark In The World
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on February 20th, 2023
Almost everyone is invested in the S&P 500 index, which may present a problem.
Silverlight Strategies Outperformed In 2022
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on January 11th, 2023
Any way you slice it, 2022 was a challenging year for investors.
The S&P 500 lost 18.1%, which ranks as the seventh worst year since 1929. Meanwhile, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index lost 13.0%, which ranks as the worst year ever for bonds.
The Dobermans Of The Dow Have Outperformed In Bull And Bear Markets
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on January 3rd, 2023
Five years ago, I introduced Forbes readers to a stock strategy called the Dobermans of the Dow. This is my annual strategy update.
Tech Stocks Will Probably Lag In The Next Bull Market
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on December 27th, 2022
It’s been a long December for technology stocks.
The Nasdaq has fallen 8% this month and is down 32% year-to-date. That puts the tech-heavy index on pace for the worst December drop since the dotcom bubble burst twenty years ago.
The Stock Market Has Risen After Every Midterm Election Since 1950
Submitted by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC on October 2nd, 2022
It’s easy for investors to be gloomy following a rough September in which the S&P 500 Index tumbled 9.2%. That marked the worst September showing since 2002, when the index fell by 11%.
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