BREAKING NEWS — MARKET SPECULATION & THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY DATE: May 3, 2022 | BY: Dr. Edmond J. Seifried,

BREAKING NEWS — MARKET SPECULATION & THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY DATE: May 3, 2022 | BY: Dr. Edmond J. Seifried,
FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE (FOMC) MEETING RESULTS: DATE: January 25, 26 2022 | MEETING LOCATION: Virtual 1Fed pledges to use full range
Summary: The Treasury trade is looking very interesting at the moment. You might want to consider it if it fits your
Summary: Historic Treasury Selloff Opens Old Wounds The ongoing sell off in the U.S. Treasury market is increasing the appeal of
Summary: While the M1 money supply does seem daunting and inflation does seem to be an imminent challenge, long term
Summary: Historic Treasury Selloff Opens Old Wounds The ongoing sell off in the U.S. Treasury market is increasing the appeal of most
Summary: These types of crises generally tend to only have a significant and lasting impact on global financial markets if they
Summary: Some important historical perspective to consider during times of volatility 1. Stocks generally do not do much during high periods
BREAKING NEWS — MARKET SPECULATION & THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY DATE: February 1, 2022 | BY: Dr. Edmond J. Seifried,
FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE (FOMC) MEETING RESULTS: DATE: January 25, 26 2022 | MEETING LOCATION: Virtual 1Fed pledges to use full range
Summary: Sequential occurrences needed to happen to confirm a possible normalization of rates. It seems that they may have begun
Summary: While the M1 money supply does seem daunting and inflation does seem to be an imminent challenge, long term
Summary: Three important things to consider. Historically markets tend to revert back to the mean. Historically, most investment managers cannot
FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE (FOMC) MEETING RESULTS: DATE: July 27 - 28, 2021 MEETING LOCATION: Virtual 1Fed pledges to use
Community financial institutions (CFI’s) are arguably more challenged than they have been in decades. So, happily, many CFI’s drew a
Decision making is an essential skill of every successful business leader. While easier said than done, decision makers must interpret
FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE (FOMC) MEETING RESULTS: DATE: June 15 - 16, 2021 | MEETING LOCATION: Virtual 1Fed pledges to use
BREAKING NEWS — MARKET SPECULATION & THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY DATE: May 5, 2021 | BY: Dr. Edmond J. Seifried,
What is an MBS: A mortgage-backed security is a type of debt security collateralized by mortgages and primarily offered through
There just aren’t enough hours in the day. How often does that thought cross your mind?Our lives are so busy
Change In Mindset – Change In Yield? “To enjoy a reasonable chance for continued better-than-average results, the investor must follow
What’s the Difference and Why Should You Care? If you are one of the many individuals who believe the two
If your financial institution is anything like the programs that I communicate with on a routine basis, your staff has
Once a readily available investment option, seasoned MBS’s are becoming increasingly scarce in the secondary trading arena, especially those with
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Fixed Income Securities: NEW ISSUE MUNI’S VS. SECONDARY PURCHASES An Apples-to-Apples Comparison? We live in a society that operates in
FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE (FOMC) MEETING RESULTS: DATE: April 27 - 28, 2021 | MEETING LOCATION: Virtual 1Fed pledges to use full
Chasing Yield and the Race to Zero “Chasing Yield” and “The Race to Zero” are two terms being tossed about
“You need lucky breaks to be successful.”Richard Branson I don’t know if the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration’s (IBA) announcement on
“The fundamental law of investing is the uncertainty of the future.” Peter Bernstein As Mr. Bernstein once said, uncertainty is
With over $170B of taxable municipal bonds issued in 2020, the year marked a ten year high for new issues,