We typically think of interest rates at their surface level or simply as the rate posted on a CD or treasury bond. Economists and professional investors will commonly refer to these as nominal rates. But real interest rates, or the nominal interest rate after...
The Summer Olympics are here! We will take the easy shot and incorporate Olympic talking points into our article. Hey, we only get this chance once every four years. The goal of the Olympic games is for the athlete to wind up on the podium with a ribbon and a medal....
Financial markets give every single one of us plenty of opportunities to be “wrong.” Wrong in the sense that we transform things that we believe are highly probable into a forecast for what will definitely occur. The difference is subtle, but the nuance between likely...
This year begins as the worst start to a bond year in nearly a decade. According to Adam Harter, CFA and Chief Investment Officer at the Financial Enhancement Group, “2013 was a doozy for bond owners, and this year is so far on pace to well outdo the Taper Tantrum’s...