by Steve Carr | Sep 18, 2015 | Economics & Capital Markets, Investing, Peloton Updates |
In case you haven’t heard yet, Federal Reserve Open Market Committee kept the Federal Funds rate at a target of 0 to 0.25%. This was the most anticipated Fed decision in modern memory, in no small part because the Fed Funds Rate has been near zero for nearly seven...
by Steve Carr | Aug 18, 2015 | Economics & Capital Markets, Investing, Peloton Updates |
A buzzing about the “over-valued” market persists, reminding us that some people have been wringing their hands about the next crash ever since the last one. We understand the nervousness, but we also understand that it’s founded in...
by | May 5, 2015 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
Each quarter’s earnings season seems to have its own theme. During the first quarter of 2015, the recurring topic was the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies. Foreign currency values matter primarily for companies selling goods and services in...
by Susan Nixon | Apr 29, 2015 | Economics & Capital Markets, Investing, Peloton Updates, Quarterly Recap |
During the first quarter, investors remained focused on the Fed and the prospects of higher interest rates sometime later this year. As a result, market volatility remained elevated compared to the relatively docile first half of last year. Despite significant...
by Susan Nixon | Feb 23, 2015 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
2015 marks 30 years since Jim Elliott founded Elliott & Associates, now Peloton Wealth Strategists. In one sense, the year 1985 doesn’t seem very long ago to most of us. But when you stop and think about what’s different now, it’s clear that the slow annual...
by | Jan 6, 2015 | Economics & Capital Markets, Investing, Peloton Updates |
There’s an old adage that stock performance in the month of January is predictive of performance for the rest of the year. If the market finishes January up, it is said, the year’s performance should be positive as well. And the opposite is also said to be true. This...
