Our great economic expansion isn’t dead yet!
The great American writer and humorist Mark Twain was author of many famous sayings, most notably “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” We think that most famous of Mark Twain sayings applies nicely to our ongoing – and now record – US economic…
Fortunately, there’s no rule about not talking about “The Rule of 20”
Coming into 2019, Brinker Capital believed if we could solve for monetary policy risk and trade policy risk that the economy and the markets would be biased higher. Well, we received more good news than bad on both fronts lately, and risk assets and the…
Why we’re not concerned China will “go nuclear” on US debt
As US/China relations remain troubled, we are increasingly asked if China might seek to punish the US by liquidating its portfolio of US Treasuries, a course of action often referred to as the “Nuclear Option.” Given that China is the largest foreign holder of US…
A tale of two yield curves
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the…
Ferris was right: Life – and the market – move pretty fast
We think Ferris’ words of wisdom apply equally as well to the stock market and would cite near-term and long-term return streams as proof positive of that point. To back up a bit, May was a month to forget for risk assets, as the S&P…
The 5 money maps
In my last post, I set forth some of the frightening statistics around money and relationships, including: Disagreements around money are the #1 cause of divorce in America 12% of married couples have never had a conversation about their finances More than 1/3 of Millennial…
Misery – a scary movie, but a not so scary index (at least as of today)
Kathy Bates justifiably won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of former nurse Annie Wilkes in the 1990 psychological horror film Misery, based on Stephen King’s 1987 novel of the same name. If you haven’t seen the movie, our advice is DON’T! It –…
Protecting what’s yours
We’ve all seen security breaches covered in the news: Equifax – at a cost of nearly $243M, Uber – resulting in $148M in combined fines, and just last year, Facebook – at a potential cost of $1.63B. Beyond the financial repercussions of these events, and…