March 2, 2025

February 2025 Returns and Asset Performance

Major Asset Classes February 2025 Performance Comparison Introduction February returns for the S&P 500 index (-1.4%) saw two all-time highs followed by sell-off at month-end tied. The market turned on new fiscal tightening, pending tariffs, consumer confidence declines, and forward projections of lower GDP and earnings growth. A shift in […]
February 2, 2025

January 2025 Returns and Asset Performance

Major Asset Classes January 2025 Performance Comparison Introduction January returns for the S&P 500 index (+2.7%) exactly offset the losses seen in December. It was a rollercoaster month with another all-time high for the S&P 500 index, followed by sharp drops triggered by a new IA model from China and […]
February 1, 2024

Download – Decrypting Crypto

‘Decrypting Crypto’ was a course sponsored by the U0fM OLLI center. I was one of three teachers invited to present.  The course was taught February 1 and 8, 2024. My role was to compare digital currencies to other mediums of exchange and stores of value.  I presented the basic steps […]