It was mid February 2016 and the S&P 500 was down almost 15%* from its recent high. The market action on this particular day was especially bad so I did what I always do - I turned on CNBC. As a trader for 11 years, CNBC was on ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. I watched, or …
Month: May 2017
Investing Trends: International Equities
As investors living in the United States, most investing "media" covers the US equities markets. When someone tells you "the market was up again today", you may immediately think about the Dow Jones or S&P 500 indexes. However, US stocks only make up about 52% of the global equity markets weighted by market capitalization - …