by Bradford Gilliam | Apr 19, 2025 | Investments
Over the past couple of weeks, we have experienced daily swings in the market that we are more accustomed to knowing as gains or losses for an entire year. The media loves to take these opportunities to capture headlines that only intensify our emotional reaction. It...
by Taylor Stanfill | Apr 7, 2025 | Financial Planning, Investments
It’s been a brutal start to the year in some of the major investment markets. We understand this can be very scary. Maybe this will help a little… I am reading Way of the Warrior Kid series by Jocko Willink with my son, Stevie. I think I might be enjoying...
by Thad Gilliam | Mar 20, 2025 | Economy, Investments
The Trump administration has caused some volatility the past few weeks with its tariff strategy. President Trump’s main idea is that tariffs can make domestic products more competitive. For example, if all foreign steel has a 25% tariff, then all domestically made...
by Bradford Gilliam | Aug 11, 2024 | Investments
When turning on the news, you might be under the impression that the entire investment community is just waiting until the Fed tells them whether they are going to raise rates, cut rates, or do nothing. The reality is that the market has already priced in what they...
by Thad Gilliam | Jul 12, 2024 | Investments, Uncategorized
The growth of passive investing has been a huge boon to everyday investors since it began in the 1970s. The main idea of passive investing: Since it is very difficult to consistently outsmart the collective wisdom of the market, then it pays to “trust”...
by Thad Gilliam | Apr 23, 2024 | Investments, Retirement
I saw this graph this morning (see full article here) and it does a great job of showing the relative price of US stocks compared to various other countries. The graph is showing CAPE by country (cyclically adjusted price-to-earning ratio). CAPE measures the 10 year...
