Money and Finance
The craziness of the markets right now doesn't show any signs of ending. Last week saw the S&P 500 have big fluctuations and was down 3.7% at it's worst from the close of last week. Then came Friday with a huge positive day where the S&P 500 added 2.0% ending the week down just 0.8%. The market has no clear cut direction right now but that's great for investors because many companies have seen their share prices decline and increasing their yields while opening up a lot more long term value. I have no clue what the next week will bring, but if the start to the year is any indication of what to expect we could be in for another wild ride.
I'm working my way through The Outsiders (affiliate link) right now which is a great book that profiles a handful of CEOs that have had truly amazing returns for their investors. I hope to get a book review out about it later this month.
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- Weekly Roundup - March 19, 2016
Well another week gone and another week home. Even though oil prices have been climbing higher I haven't seen an uptick on the exploration side. Although I don't really expect to see too much of an increase because even in the high $30's/low...
- Weekly Roundup - February 27, 2016
The layoffs at my employer weren't quite done last week and more were carried out this week as well. Luckily I've still escaped the layoffs but it sure is a scary time to be in the "patch". I still expect at least one more round...
- Weekly Roundup - February 6, 2016
Another week down and another crazy week for the stock markets. The S&P 500 had the following returns this past week -0.04%, -1.87%, +0.50%, +0.15% and -1.85%. All told it worked out to a 3.10% decline for the week. It appears that January's...
- Weekly Roundup - January 30, 2016
Did you really expect anything else to close out what was a crazy month of January? You just knew that we'd be doing anything but remaining flat over the week. The S&P 500 added 1.75% for the week and had a whopping 2.48% gain on Friday alone....
- Weekly Roundup - August 9, 2014
This past week was pretty crazy and honestly it was a really tough week. It started off good enough with the same old routine of finish up one job, drive home, do some paperwork, then spend some time with my wife. I love when the summer is in full...
Money and Finance
Weekly Roundup - February 13, 2016
I'm working my way through The Outsiders (affiliate link) right now which is a great book that profiles a handful of CEOs that have had truly amazing returns for their investors. I hope to get a book review out about it later this month.
Read more »
- Weekly Roundup - March 19, 2016
Well another week gone and another week home. Even though oil prices have been climbing higher I haven't seen an uptick on the exploration side. Although I don't really expect to see too much of an increase because even in the high $30's/low...
- Weekly Roundup - February 27, 2016
The layoffs at my employer weren't quite done last week and more were carried out this week as well. Luckily I've still escaped the layoffs but it sure is a scary time to be in the "patch". I still expect at least one more round...
- Weekly Roundup - February 6, 2016
Another week down and another crazy week for the stock markets. The S&P 500 had the following returns this past week -0.04%, -1.87%, +0.50%, +0.15% and -1.85%. All told it worked out to a 3.10% decline for the week. It appears that January's...
- Weekly Roundup - January 30, 2016
Did you really expect anything else to close out what was a crazy month of January? You just knew that we'd be doing anything but remaining flat over the week. The S&P 500 added 1.75% for the week and had a whopping 2.48% gain on Friday alone....
- Weekly Roundup - August 9, 2014
This past week was pretty crazy and honestly it was a really tough week. It started off good enough with the same old routine of finish up one job, drive home, do some paperwork, then spend some time with my wife. I love when the summer is in full...