If you don’t like volatility – in politics, the economy, or life in general – 2020 is not the year for you. Surprisingly, though, recent volatility in the stock market has been decreasing. Volatility is generally measured by the VIX index, which uses real-time S&P 500 index bid/ask quotes. As you might imagine, the VIX...Read More

In the large, friendly letters of Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, DON’T PANIC.  We are well aware of the dip in bond market values that is reflected in portfolios.  Bond prices move in the opposite direction of yield, so as interest rates rise, the value of existing bonds decreases.  What doesn’t change,...Read More