As the 2020 investing year gets going, I thought I would post a few of the charts* that I think are important for investors this year. This first chart is of the performance of the Russell 2000 versus the Russell 1000 since the start of 2017. The Russell 1000 consists of the largest 1000 companies …
Loaves and Fishes – Toasting For a Cause
The past week (11/11/19) M.Brown Financial Advisors was the lead sponsor of "Toasting For A Cause" - a charity dinner benefiting Loaves and Fishes in Naperville, Illinois. Loaves and Fishes strives to provide food and support to struggling families in DuPage County. The dinner was held at Catch 35 in Naperville. Chef Eddie Sweeney had …
Refinancing Your Mortgage – What to Consider
Interest rates here in the United States have dropped significantly in the last year. Yields on ten year US Treasury bonds have fallen from over 3% last November to less than 1.6% today (8/14/19)*. Although mortgage rates are very different from US Treasury yields, they are highly correlated.When we take a look at mortgage rates …
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Who Wants To Lose Money?
If you are an investor, the chart above should be on your radar. It's a chart representing the dollar value of negative yielding debt globally. The chart, as of June 20th 2019, just hit a new high of 12.5 Trillion dollars. That's Trillion with a "T". A traditional bond agrees to pay you back your …
Investing Trends – Cash
The US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates four times in 2018, raising the Federal Funds Rate to 2.5%. This has raised yields on money market funds and Certificates of Deposit which adjust their yields based on changes in interest rates. Many banks have raised the interest that they pay on checking and savings accounts, although …
