Joan Lappin
Herald-Tribune
Sarasota, FL, United States
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DEDUCED RECKONING: Grim summer for investors ends with big September losses
Investing is a tough business. From time to time, we all take lumps and try to nurse our way back to health. → Read More
Plant-based foods neither healthy eating nor healthy investing
Since COVID struck three years ago, supply chains have been disrupted and beef has actually become cheaper than its plant-based substitutes. → Read More
So what do the economists and stock market pundits know?
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee on CNBC importantly observed that the bond market is seeing ahead, before the stock market, that inflation is already subsiding. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Does your broker seek 'best possible execution' of your trade?
In an era of zero commissions for executing your stock trades, the brokerage industry has had to find other ways to generate income. → Read More
Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium takes center stage
A key debate right now in economic circles concerns the degree to which the Fed has mismanaged the economy since the arrival of COVID. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Rising interest rates spark sharp decline in housing market
The impact of higher rates has already begun, especially regarding home purchases and prices. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: It may be a long healing process for the markets
We have just had two quarters of down GDP, typically the definition of a recession. But this economic period is quite different from any before it. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Some investors are asking: Did the markets hit bottom in June?
As much as I don’t like to admit that I missed the bottom in mid-June, I am beginning to think I did. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: In an economy where consumers reign, there's unhappiness in the realm
For the first time in 50 years, inflation is running rampant and beginning to affect all our purchase decisions. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: No V-shaped bottom for economy as investors seek good news
Investors just want a little bit of good news so that they can feel comfortable reinvesting the trillions of dollars they have sitting in cash. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Be wary as second-quarter earnings season begins
I am suggesting caution as the second-quarter earnings season begins. Let’s see what the CEOs and CFOs have to say. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Game-changer for investors? Clear evidence that inflation is subsiding
With perfect hindsight, we now know the Fed was a year late in raising interest rates. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: How fast can the Federal Reserve cool down Florida real estate prices?
The Fed has made clear it will continue to raise interest rates as the summer progresses. At some point, it will make new homes unaffordable for many. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: The cryptocurrency crowd is showing desperation as exchanges collapse
Just half a year ago, the crypto universe was valued at over $3 trillion and now totals only $1 trillion, a 66% drop. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: That popping sound? Multiple bubbles are bursting at the same time
The Dow is off 16% year to date, the S&P 500 is off 22%, and the NASDAQ has fallen 31%. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Companies with real earning can still be 'your baby true'
Is a recession really looming? Or is the economy trying to readjust itself to more normal circumstances? → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Gyrating equity markets trying to carve out a bottom
The downward pressure on stocks is starting to abate and you should pay attention to some early signs that change is afoot. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Not enough drama in stocks? Try investing in crypto!
My key objection to crypto is that all these various coins and stable coins are backed by nothing. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has inflation in crosshairs
A point of view says that inflation peaked last month. Mortgage rates at 5.5% are slowing the housing market. Some commodity prices have fallen fast. → Read More
DEDUCED RECKONING: Northwest Bio reports Phase 3 results. So what could go wrong?
The great news is that NWBO’s quiet period is over so it can now fight back with some important announcements of combo trials with other drugs. → Read More