Perception Vs. Reality. Why Bonds Are Not A Safe Haven

Advocates of formulaic investing along the lines of 60 percent stocks, 40 percent bonds are not doing so well these days. Year to date, bond indexes are down about 13 percent. This is the second consecutive year of negative returns from fixed income. While this may be...

Market Decline Accelerates: How To Find The Bottom

At this writing, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is down 16.8 percent year-to-date.  Within this fact, several stocks have gone down less and some have gone down a great deal more. For those who would rather invest in the future than the present, an analysis...