Tag: Allen Wisniewski
Learning to avoid overconfidence, unnecessary fear
When it comes to investing people frequently fall into one of two categories. Some have expectations that are clearly excessive, while others are too...
Culver City resident to celebrate
Last Friday a national consumer confidence survey by the University of Michigan showed the best reading in seven years. This survey comes out twice...
Stock market turbulence has returned
Last week saw a significant decline in the market averages. For much of this year markets have been unusually calm, though that has certainly...
Interpreting employment data
For those who are working or looking for work it is generally good to have some sense of how the labor market is performing....
Stronger dollar benefits consumers
Most people generally do not pay much attention to currency moves. Unless someone is traveling overseas, or has a business that involves importing or...
American wealth increases
Each quarter the Federal Reserve releases statistics on the overall wealth of American households. This most recent report, which was released last week for...
Strong dollar helps lower gasoline prices
Most people have probably noticed that gasoline prices have recently been coming down. In recent years the $4 per gallon price point has been...
Knowing how to invest when markets are fully valued
People generally like to have a good deal when making purchases. Oftentimes a good deal is more perception than reality. Retailers frequently have inflated...
Index funds continue to grow
The largest mutual fund is now the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index fund. This fund has now surpassed in size the PIMCO Total Return...
Comparing national versus local reports
When we hear news reports about various pieces of economic news most frequently it is national data that is being reported. However, at times...
