by Dave Hoshour | Jan 13, 2015 | Blog-Investments
The biggest economic story of the last year is the collapse in the price of oil, both in the U.S. and worldwide. Last summer oil was selling for $106/barrel and Goldman Sach’s foreccast was for $150. In 2008 it had been nearly $150. Today it was as low as $44...
by Dave Hoshour | Jan 6, 2015 | Blog-Investments
The stock market had a good year in 2014, at least the medium and large U.S. stocks did. However, international stocks over the last 12 months dropped -6.7%, US small stocks were up only 3.5% and the Barclays US Govt/Corp [bond] trust returned just 3%. Now, at the end...
by Dave Hoshour | Dec 8, 2014 | Blog-Investments
If you’ve been paying attention at all lately, you know that gasoline prices are down substantially this year. While overall the prices of gasoline and oil are only partially related, in this case, they are very closely related. Prices for West Texas...
by Dave Hoshour | Nov 4, 2014 | Blog-Investments
U.S. citizens enjoy the privilege of affecting their government and choosing their leaders, something many, many people around the world can only wish for. Don’t ignore this privilege and responsibility. When people with good morals and high convictions...
by Dave Hoshour | Oct 15, 2014 | Blog-Investments
The stock market is finally going through a downturn after roughly two years of almost straight-line growth, at least in the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrials. Small and mid-szie stocks and international stocks are already well in negative numbers for...
