by William Hepburn | Nov 25, 2022 | Miscellaneous
A frequent topic in the financial news recently has been the concept of a Lost Decade. The term first came into use in the 1990s after Japan’s Nikkei Index dropped over fifty percent and took 16 years to regain the 1990 level. (Source: Investopedia) My term for these...
by William Hepburn | Oct 28, 2022 | Miscellaneous
With the turbulent financial markets this year, I am often asked, “How are you doing with the market being so bad?” I usually reply something along the lines of, “Pretty well. At Shadowridge, we expected bear markets in both stocks and bonds and had plans...
by William Hepburn | Sep 30, 2022 | Miscellaneous
We all have heard someone complain about how bad things are these days, or how afraid they are about what the kids growing up today will have to deal with, or that the future looks bleaker each year, or, or, or. World-weariness affects almost all of us at...
by William Hepburn | Aug 26, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Inflation has begun to moderate, largely due to our government’s move to destroy demand with high prices and pull money out of consumer’s hands via higher taxes. Policies designed to limit supplies of energy are evidence of the government’s intent to raise gas...
by William Hepburn | Jul 29, 2022 | Miscellaneous
The stock market has improved a bit over the past couple of weeks, but this is not the time to get complacent and think this tough market is over and good times are back. The US government must break a vicious circle of inflating interest rates before we can...
by William Hepburn | Jun 24, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Most Shadowridge clients already know that they don’t have too much to worry about in this market, because we’ve got you covered in that regard. However, for the many non-clients who get this letter, like a neighbor who said their investments are a “mess” due to...
