Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun tells a Tale of Two Economies, conflicting reports, who he’s listening to and not taking the reports at face value.
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun discusses whether the economy is in early or late cycle, what last week’s employment numbers really mean, and two concerning economic indicators.
Weekly Market Pulse: No One Said This Was Easy
Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. Warren Buffett People are always asking me where's the outlook good, but that's the wrong question. The right question is: Where is the outlook the most miserable? Sir John Templeton, The Principle of Maximum Pessimism I don't know if we're at the point of maximum pessimism yet but [...]
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun responds to pundits who say recession is inevitable. Plus discussion about changes to Alhambra portfolios.
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun says the cure for high prices is high prices. He looks at current supply & demand, the S&P 500, bonds, commodities, and what investors should consider right now.
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun talks about whether inflation has peaked, the JOLTS report, new company formations, consumer sentiment, and what investors should do to wrap up 2021.
Weekly Market Pulse: Discounting The Future
The economic news recently has been better than expected and in most cases just pretty darn good. That isn't true on a global basis, as Europe continues to experience a pretty sluggish recovery from COVID. And China is busy shooting itself in the foot as Xi pursues the re-Maoing of Chinese society, damn the economic costs. But here in the [...]
2022 401(k) and IRA Contribution Limits
The maximum contribution limits to tax-deferred savings accounts have been set for 2022. You can put more into employer-sponsored plans, but not individual accounts. IRA contribution limits, whether Traditional or Roth, will remain the same as it has been since 2019. You can contribute $6,000 and if you are age 50 or higher, you can make a $1,000 catch-up contribution. [...]
Weekly Market Pulse (VIDEO)
Alhambra CEO talks about last week's reversal in bonds yields, if there's a growth scare, what the yield curve is saying, plus reports on wages & salaries, core capital goods, and jobless claims.
Weekly Market Pulse: Inflation Scare!
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial stock averages made new all-time highs last week as bonds sold off, the 10-year Treasury note yield briefly breaking above 1.7% before a pretty good-sized rally Friday brought the yield back to 1.65%. And thus we're right back where we were at the end of March when the 10-year yield hit its high [...]
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