This week we crossed the line from simple stock market selloff to complete financial market panic. Stocks kept dropping with even the usual bargain hunters staying away. The rush for cash started, which means even U.S. Treasury bonds were being sold. Surprising? Yes. Alarming? No. This initial stage of panic will pass. U.S. Treasuries remain the safest investment option...Read More

Spring is finally here!  At least, for now it is.  Spring time usually means an uptick in the housing market, as the warm weather and end of the school year entices more people to move.  That means increased prepayments on mortgages, and faster pay down on mortgage-backed bonds like the ones in Cooper Capital portfolios. ...Read More

With good economic news prevailing and comments from several Federal Reserve governors, bets for a rate hike at the next Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting have nearly tripled since Tuesday morning.  Currently, the market is close to 90% sure that there will be a 0.25 percent rate increase in mid-March. Indeed, there are fewer...Read More