Well everybody the day is here.  We will finally know what the Fed has chosen to do in regards to interest rates.  That is at least until the next meeting, and the one after that.  My predictions for today:  People will overreact, and in the long run it won't have...

With some of the doomsday headlines you read on MarketWatch and CNBC, you would think the markets were currently in a free fall and the world was ending.  While it's the media's job to get people to read their content, these headlines are far from accurate.  Most...

Happy Fed Week everybody!  I'm not entirely sure if 'happy' is the right word there.  It will be interesting to keep an eye on everything as the week goes on though that is for sure.  My crystal ball is STILL in the shop, so we will just need to wait and see.  (I...

On this day 8 years ago, Lehman Brothers crumbled to the ground.  While I was not in the industry when this happened, reading all of the articles and headlines from the days surrounding the collapse is absolutely fascinating.  I recommend you all read up on Lehman...

I've always heard there are 2 certainties in this life: death and taxes.  Well, it's getting to the point now where you can add a third thing to that exclusive list: people will overreact to whatever the Fed does. Leading up to every single Fed meeting for what seems...

During what seems to be a bit of an 'exhale' in the US equity markets, there are a couple of old market adages to keep in mind: When dealing with the market, it's often "2 steps and stumble", and "the stock market is the only place where when there's a sale, the...

As a New York Jets fan, the start of the NFL season didn't exactly go as planned, but it was great to have Sunday football back nonetheless!  In the markets, we are starting to see what could be a slight pullback, and a nice opportunity for longer term investors to...

There's a ton of interesting topics that flow across the internet every single day.  However, today, a lot of focus seems to be on Wells Fargo, and the trouble they've gotten themselves into.  If you are not familiar with the situation, please read some of the links...

Hey everybody! Hope you're all having a great Thursday.  I don't know about you, but my days have been all out of whack all week long.  I've been thinking it's Wednesday all day.  But who am I to complain about long weekends? Here's what I've been reading this...

Read a pretty incredible statistic on Twitter yesterday from Ryan Detrick (@RyanDetrick): "Incredibly, the S&P 500 has closed 42 straight days within 1% of its all-time high. '95 last time it did this (48) and '65 (47) time before." Who knows, maybe now that Labor...