What’s Next for Fed?

Reported yesterday, the GDP of 1.2 percent annualized growth for the quarter April through June was far below the 2.5 percent predicted by economists. In this post, I’m going to share a couple of articles (links) from yesterday written in response to the lowly GDP number, articles that don’t paint a rosy picture of what may lie ahead. While I try to follow the economic data and achieve a balanced perspective, as a stock investor in this current environment I remain very risk averse and watchful-eyed, especially with the stock market indices setting records after almost 7 years of market strength following the March 2009 lows in major indices. […]

July 30th, 2016|Federal Reserve, GDP, gold/silver stocks|2 Comments

Investment and the Future

If you took economics in school, you might recall the role of Investment relative to its impact on growth and health of an economy. For brevity, go here to see how our Gross Domestic Product is measured relative to business invested capital. […]

January 30th, 2015|Consumer spending, GDP, Investment|2 Comments