The financial markets got an early Christmas present from the Fed yesterday. For the first time, the Fed officially acknowledged that the economy and inflation are slowing and that it may become appropriate for them to begin lowering interest rates…

On the surface, one would think that the U.S. stock market is having a great year so far. After all, the S&P 500 was up 9.7% through May.  A closer look tells a different story…

Stocks and bonds are breathing a sigh of relief today as a reading of inflation did not come in as badly as feared…

Investing these past couple of years with the Fed at the helm of monetary policy has been like riding with a driver that slams on the gas and brakes between traffic lights…

With a tip of the hat to the classic Spaghetti Western and a reversal of the word order, I thought I’d share my thoughts about the volatility in the financial markets…

What if I told you that you could earn a safe return in the high single digits in today’s low interest rate environment? You would likely say I have lost my mind, and I wouldn’t blame you…

I have been reluctant to write a blog about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how it might impact the financial markets…

Cracks are possibly beginning to appear in the stock markets’ armor. The large cap Standard & Poor’s 500 has very rarely traded below its 50 day moving average during the past 11 months…

On March 28, 2007, then Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke famously told Congress that he believed the problems in the subprime mortgage market were likely to be “contained.”

Stocks have defied expectations and rallied strongly since hitting a low on March 23rd. When “everybody” thinks the stock market is going to do this or that, it seems more often than not…

This week has been historic for the financial markets, and not in a good way. Prior to this week, the major stock indexes suffered a correction….

Investors are likely wondering if we have found the bottom yet in stocks after the major domestic stock indexes posted their worst weekly performance since the 2008 financial crisis….

Stock investors have had a rude awakening this week as stocks have plummeted the past two days due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus…

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Lost in the festivities of the holiday season were some significant changes that Congress made to retirement plans. These were included as a part of their December 20th spending package….

Stocks got off to a terrible start this month.  Kicking things off, President Trump instituted new tariffs on China.  China countered with a devaluation of their currency…

The bond market has found new life.  Going back to the mid 1980’s, the yield on the 10 year US Treasury bond had been in a very well defined long-term downtrend which was indicative of a strong bond market…

GSR Capital Management invites you to our 2019 Outlook Presentation. It will be held Tuesday, February 5th  from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in Redding. Topics will include a review of the financial markets and our outlook for 2019.  Appetizers will be served, and reservations are required. Please call (530) 226-1600 by Friday, February 1st to RSVP.

This past week has been a roller coaster for stocks.  Last Wednesday stocks rallied strongly in response to comments from the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell…

With the carnage in the financial markets last month, I thought a little historical perspective might be helpful…...