by Financial Professionals, Inc | Oct 20, 2016 | Current Commentary
2016 3rd Quarter Commentary
HOW IN THE WORLD DID WE GET THESE NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES?
One of the most common questions we have had over the last few years has been about negative interest rates and why they are bing imposed by central banks. As recently as June of this year, the Swedish National Bank, Swiss National Bank, Denmark National Bank, European Central Bank, and the Bank of Japan all had negative interest rates.
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Jul 14, 2016 | Current Commentary
As most of you know, “Brexit” was the term used to describe Great Britain’s recent vote to withdraw from the European Union. All the polls were indicating that they would vote to stay in the E.U., so when the citizens of the United Kingdom voted to exit t
by cambridgesourcesites | Apr 18, 2016 | Current Commentary
Since May of 2015 the U.S. Stock Market has experienced dramatic fluctuations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, one of the primary indexes used to track the U.S. stock market, has literally bounced up and down like a yo-yo.
by cambridgesourcesites | Jan 22, 2016 | Current Commentary
As you may recall our 3rd quarter 2015 Commentary was titled Two Down and Two to Go. This referred to four events we felt needed to happen as the economy strengthened. THE FIRST was a -10% correction in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. That happened in the spring and summer of 2015 when the Dow went from 18,312 to a low of 15,666.
by cambridgesourcesites | Oct 20, 2015 | Current Commentary
Over the last few years circumstances have arisen which have allowed us to anticipate certain events with a much higher probability than normal. Following are four of these events, two of which have occurred and two we are still expecting.
by cambridgesourcesites | Jul 15, 2015 | Current Commentary
Since the financial meltdown in 2008, the Federal Reserve has instituted 2 major policies. The first policy was to lower the Federal Funds interest rate to virtually zero and keep it there. The Fed has kept interest rates between 0% and 0.25% for the last six years. To keep interest rates this low for this long is unprecedented.
