Category Archives: investment myths

August, 2018. Where are we?

Posted on August 13, 2018 by jodonnell

Markets around the world continue to struggle this year – unlike last year – with American markets struggling the least, by the way.  We seemed to be making a run at challenging the January high for the S&P 500 last … Continue reading →

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4.1%!

Posted on July 27, 2018 by jodonnell

Wow! The US economy grew at 4.1% in the second quarter of this year. That’s the June quarter just ended, of course. And it’s the first report on that quarter’s growth, subject to revisions. 2018’s first quarter growth was upped … Continue reading →

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Stay the Course

Posted on June 23, 2018 by jodonnell

In my days working at Fidelity, I recall legendary investor Peter Lynch saying that we have to be careful not to get scared out of our investments. Earlier still, at a talk at Columbia University in New York, where I … Continue reading →

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Up, Down, But – Seemingly – Going No Where

Posted on May 29, 2018 by jodonnell

At least, that’s what it seems like so far in 2018. I can live with that, but I don’t know if you can. I hope you can. The market was up about 35% from Trump’s election night, Nov. 8th, 2016, … Continue reading →

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The Water Torture Continues and What to Do About It

Posted on May 3, 2018 by jodonnell

The stock market has been driving a lot of sensible people crazy the last several months. And I’m not sure it’s done yet. After a great January, there have since been some wild swings up and down. No less than … Continue reading →

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