The Second Half 2026 Stock Market Update: A Post-War Bull Market Supercycle? Will the U.S. stock market rocket from this point on a major market bull run? Or is the specter of too fast growth, big earnings, and supply shortages going to produce a wall of inflation and send markets into a selloff, or even…
Next Week’s Market Forecast Last time I spoke of a market scare, oil prices hovered below $60. Now they’re up around $110. And the big indexes were much lower than now. Caution for Investors This Week (June 18th) Friday’s stock price stumble on the exchanges reflects a lot of uncertainty swirling around the markets. Investors…
Update March 2026: The 3 Month Forecast for the Stock Market Over the last year, the equities market has suffered numerous and successive negative shocks, (e.g., Liberation Day where the tariffs were applied). And there was the constant worry about inflation and Trump’s heavy-handed treatment of America’s enemies. Despite, Mexican drug cartels, Ukraine war terrorist…
Sales Growth in the California Housing Market When home supply dips below 5 months inventory, it’s said to be a sellers market. In California in July, home inventory hit 2.9 months supply, up from 2.5 months last July, making the Golden State clearly a long way from being a buyer’s market. Despite intense demand, unsold…
Will the Stock Market Soar in 2024? Now in mid 2023, many investors are anticipating the reversal of the FED lending rate which would send mortgage payments back down to aid in affordability for hungry home buyers. And with financing cheap again, investment in tech would likely roll on again too. Lots of positives when…
The Dow Jones and its 4 Indices Retail and institutional investors both are scrambling in the face of another market collapse to find investible securities in this last quarter of 2022. It’s in these darkest hours of the markets that everyone rethinks where the real opportunities are. We often don’t record our change of perspective,…
Crash the Markets in October? Traditionally, the stock market hits the skids in October. Some of the biggest crashes were fall season events. The Bank Panic of 1907, the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and Black Monday 1987 all happened in October. There are plenty of reasons to believe typical investors can be spooked easy, especially…
Houses for Sale Colorado Springs Real estate sales for the city of Colorado Springs, CO were strong again in August setting the stage for an even hotter housing market in 2021. Perhaps not surprising for a city that is becoming a desirable location for migrants from everywhere. And with added funding for the military, the…
Home Prices will Rise this Fall The housing market is the darling child of the economy right now as low mortgage rates combined with changes in employment are driving home sales. Up in Canada (Toronto and Vancouver) July saw record home sales as Realtors are seeing boom times for sales again. And in many regions…