February 21, 2019
Kaydan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets Why did the stock market do that? The great mystery of stock markets reared its head last week. With no clear driver, the Dow Jones...
February 11, 2019
Kruzan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets Central banks take a turn. At its first policy meeting of 2019, the U.S. Federal Reserve changed direction. After four rate increases in...
February 5, 2019
Kruzan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets And, U.S. stock markets celebrated. Last week, the Federal Reserve put itself on hold. The Federal Open Market Committee met on...
January 28, 2019
Kruzan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets Like competitors who’ve completed a difficult section in an endurance race, U.S. stock investors took a breather last week. The...
January 22, 2019
Kruzan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets We’re off to a good start. Investors who remained steady during December’s wild ride are probably pleased with their decision as...
January 14, 2019
Kruzan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets People love rules of thumb. Sometimes, mental shortcuts are helpful. Other times they are not. When it comes to investing, seasonal...
January 7, 2019
Kruzan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets Investors will think of the last quarter of 2018 for years to come, but they won’t remember it fondly. The Economist described it like...
December 31, 2018
Kruzan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets Investing during the month of December was like traversing an icy mountain stream. It delivered a staggering shock to the senses that...
December 17, 2018
Kruzan’s Commentary
by: Jim Kruzan, CFP®, CRPC®
The Markets Ouch! It never feels good when the stock market heads south, and that’s what happened last week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index...