Why This Bear Market May Not Be Over Yet

Why This Bear Market May Not Be Over Yet

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...
Are Your Investments a Mess?

Are Your Investments a Mess?

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...
The ESG Emperors Have No Clothes

The ESG Emperors Have No Clothes

Increased reporting on ESG investing has intrigued me since I noticed it a few years back. Articles have appeared with increasing frequency in virtually all industry rags about how “Advisers respond to consumer demand for ESG investments,” or “More investors demand...
The Problem with Recessions

The Problem with Recessions

In the next few paragraphs, I’m going to give you a peek into the future and let you in on what we see unfolding in the economy and what impact stock market investors may see.  What we are seeing is an economic recession on the horizon.  There is a very high...
How to Be a Genius

How to Be a Genius

Napoleon’s definition of a military genius was “the man who can do the average thing when all those around him are going crazy.” It’s the same in investing — especially as markets get wild, as they’ve been these past few months.  It...
The Canary in the Coal Mine

The Canary in the Coal Mine

Many investors think of the stock markets as a giant cash register. Just put your shares in and take cash out. However, there is not an endless supply of cash in the markets. Someone must be on the other side of the cash register putting money in so you can take it...