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Demystifying Investment Jargon: A through C
The investment industry is terrible when it comes to lingo and technical terms. Jargon can be intimidating, which unfortunately, can often be the intent. This is the first in a series of posts from Peloton Wealth Strategists which will form Peloton’s Investment...
Is Today’s Market Rational?
The energy-led market rout continues in full force today, with major stock indexes off another 3% as we publish this blog. In times like these, if markets start to feel irrational and scary, it’s because they are. The S&P 500 has now declined more than 10% just...
Peloton 2015 Q4 Recap
The dividend yield on the S&P 500 saved the index from posting its first negative year since 2008. Adding 2% in dividends to the slightly negative price action allowed the index to eke out a positive total return in 2015. However, the year was much tougher for...
Why Oil Won’t Stay Low Forever
National Public Radio’s Morning Edition recently aired an interesting piece by White House correspondent Scott Horsley on the state of U.S. automobile fuel efficiency. Horsley’s report describes how the average fuel efficiency of new cars rose from 22.6 miles per...
Don’t Follow the Herd, Avoid the IPO
One of the top buzzwords in capital markets is “IPO”, or Initial Public Offering. With many young companies going public faster than ever, investors have become more and more interested in buying during an IPO. There are only a handful of stocks that receive more hype...