What the Fed Just Happened?

Sunday the Federal Reserve took the extraordinary measure of cutting the federal funds rate to 0 – .25%.   Along with other steps. The markets subsequently sold off as soon as the futures markets opened at 6PM E.S.T. Sunday, as they interpreted the move as a move indicative that things were worse than they were. Normally,Continue reading “What the Fed Just Happened?”

What Rubber Ducks Can Teach us about Investing through Market Volatility

There are no two ways around it, last week was just flat awful in the markets. However, when I walked into my office the other morning, I found comfort in the most unlikely of things….a set of rubber ducks. As some of you may have seen, I picked up some rubber ducks from the BerkshireContinue reading “What Rubber Ducks Can Teach us about Investing through Market Volatility”

Thoughts on Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter

Every February investors wait with anxiousness, like children waiting for Santa Claus, for Mr. Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway to be released – myself included. Investors wait with anticipation and like many things, over analyze seemingly every word and punctuation mark to try to sort out clues as to what Mr. BuffettContinue reading “Thoughts on Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter”