April 28th, 2023 Is a Government Shutdown Imminent? A debate is brewing in Congress about whether to approve President Biden’s request to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. If not resolved, the issue could cause a shutdown of government services beginning as early as July. With this issue possibly dominating the news next month, I thought I would address it here, before you begin to worry

March 31st, 2023 In This Market, Agility Is the Key The new year gave the financial markets some nice upward momentum – until it didn’t. In January, enough stock market indicators were turning positive to have commentators suggesting the bear market was over, but that dynamic has turned around 180 degrees. The late Marty Zweig had a saying: “There is nothing so bearish as a failed

February 24th, 2023 Today’s Big Questions Over the past few months, I have fielded questions from clients on a wide variety of worries. I have recounted some of those questions and made some brief comments, below. At the end of this article, I will conclude with how Shadowridge deals with big hairy issues like these. Q: What will happen if Congress does not raise the debt

January 27th, 2023 Changes Coming in Inflation Reporting The Fed’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently announced changes to the way the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures inflation. The Fed’s February 12th announcement will include these newest changes. The government constantly fiddles with the CPI calculations, normally to make themselves look good, or at least not as bad. Some years ago, in researching for my college

December 30th, 2022 Seven Things Investors Can be Grateful for This Year Often we commentators focus on problems facing investors. Instead, I’d like to point out seven things that our clients have to be grateful for this past year. 1) Cash is making a comeback. It has been a long time since cash accounts paid anything above diddly. In fact, 10 out of the past 14