In this market environment, investors have had no choice but to balance a number of difficult issues related to the tightening of financial conditions.
With all the recent chaos and uncertainty in the banking world, I thought it would be good to review the topics of FDIC and SIPC coverage, and how your accounts are protected.
This week started, and then ended, on a pretty firm note for the stock market. In between, however, there was a bit of volatility as investors weighed ongoing concerns about the bank industry along with the latest policy move from the Fed.
The banking crisis that began in the U.S. has now spread to Europe. Recent concerns over the solvency of Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second largest "global systemically important bank" (G-SIB), was due in no small part to the runs on U.S. banks.
In my opinion, we need a little more consistency of message coming from the Fed. What we sometimes get is very extreme pendulum swings from positive to negative commentary.
According to the latest Census figures, a major shift occurred over the past two decades in which the share of the population under 50 declined, especially among those who are considered to be of prime working age.
It may feel like déjà vu as inflation and the Fed dominate market headlines on a day-to-day basis. After all, the numerous market swings last year were driven by ever-changing expectations around the Fed.
Week in Review: Strong Quarter-End [Mar. 31-23]