“One of the most helpful things that anybody can learn is to give up trying to catch the last eighth—or the first. These two are the most expensive eighths in the world.” –Jesse Livermore

Countless stock investors would prefer to exit their investment precisely at the top and put their money back into the market at the very bottom of a market correction. Avoiding volatility may sound good in theory, but volatility is the price of admission for the stock market, and the challenge of calling tops and bottoms can be an expensive one indeed.

Television, social media, and now websites like Reddit c

A plethora of economic statistics exist that judge and measure economic progress and output.  Some measures are considered leading indicators in that they help predict or forecast future economic changes.  In addition, some are lagging by confirming an economic view of the world.  Moreover, some economic data can be seen as being coincident, meaning that they reflect the current economic state.

“There are many great economic indicators,” according to LPL Chief Investment Officer Burt White.  “From small business confidence to retail sales to employment data, but I would offer up two that I be

The recession appears to be behind us in the United States, and the early stages of an economic expansion have been taking shape. There is a growing debate over whether an expanding economy, in conjunction with historic fiscal and monetary policies, may cause inflation to overheat. This begs the question, will we see a reflationary environment—where prices will merely normalize to prior levels—or outright inflation—where consumer prices begin to increase above trend?

Thursday’s consumer price index (CPI) release may have put some of those concerns about inflation to rest—at least for now. US CPI rose

“Bulls make money, bears make money, and pigs get slaughtered.” Old Wall Street saying.

The Chinese New Year (often called the Lunar New Year) will kick off Friday, February 12, and with it will begin the Year of the Ox. Although we would never suggest investing based on the zodiac signs—it is important to note that the Year of the Ox has historically been quite strong for equities. Not to mention we are saying goodbye to the year of the Rat. Good riddance to the Rat, as the last two years of the Rat were 2008 and 2020, not the best years for many reasons!

Since the Chinese New Year typically starts