Haddon B. Libby
The Income Gap
In my December 10th article “A Grim Holiday Season” pointed out how more than one in five Coachella Valley residents is unemployed. ...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
The Tina Effect
The Tina Effect relates to investments refers to periods when there is a lack of satisfactory alternatives to an investment that is less...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Bankruptcy Types
With massive closures of small businesses in the Coachella Valley and around the United States because of the pandemic, an increase in...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Building an Equity Portfolio
When investing in equities, it is best to set up some parameters before you start investing. As an example, someone who is in their...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Aug 26, 2020
- 3 min
Amend and Pretend
With every day that the pandemic continues, more and more businesses fail. According to BankruptcyData.com, Chapter 11 bankruptcies are...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Aug 12, 2020
- 4 min
Bull Market in a Bear Economy
Last time that we checked, the world was at the beginning of a deep recession caused by a pandemic that killed some and left others...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Jul 2, 2020
- 3 min
Mid-Year Point
It is hard to believe but 2020 is half over. Where the first quarter of 2020 was the worst for stocks in history, the second quarter was...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Feb 20, 2020
- 3 min
Techceleration
For those saving for retirement, it is a lot easier to invest with optimism (or caution) if we can make our decisions on reason-based...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 min
Who Pays the Lowest Tax Rates?
Originally published in CV Weekly Those of us who live in California choose the state as our home because of the wonderful lifestyle that...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Jan 15, 2020
- 3 min
Congress Improves Retirement Accounts
It may seem hard to believe but Democrats and Republicans passed bi-partisan reforms related to retirement accounts. Called the Setting...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Jun 18, 2019
- 3 min
INVESTOR WARNING: REG. BI
If you have a loved one with money invested through a bank or investment management firm, please share this article with them. Knowledge...
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Haddon B. Libby
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
Zombie Frogs and Your Finances
Have you heard the fable about boiling a frog? Back during the 19th century, a fable circulated the world on how to boil a frog alive. ...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Apr 23, 2019
- 1 min
Is Market Getting Ahead of Itself
Even the best market prognosticators do not for certain what will happen tomorrow. When markets are as volatile as they have been of...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Apr 2, 2019
- 2 min
Predicting the Future
Want to know what may be in store for the U.S. economy and, ultimately, your wallet? Watch the ever-changing relationship between...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Dec 12, 2018
- 3 min
Rise of the Algos
Wild swings in the stock markets this year have been largely due to ‘algo’ trading. Never heard of this method of trading? Algo is short...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Oct 3, 2018
- 3 min
Death By Euphoria
“Bull markets are born of pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die of euphoria,” says John Templeton, founder of the...
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Haddon B. Libby
- Mar 3, 2018
- 3 min
The Gratification Monkey
How much money will you need in retirement? Opinions vary on this but a general rule of thumb is that you need no less than twelve times yo
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Haddon B. Libby
- Feb 18, 2018
- 3 min
Pink Sheets & Lipsticked Pigs
Given the volatility that has come upon the stock and bond markets in recent weeks, I would like to share with you a few tips that have serv
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Haddon B. Libby
- Oct 30, 2017
- 3 min
From our 4th Quarter Newsletter...
September is usually one of the worst months of the year when it comes to stock market performance. How then did this most recent September
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Haddon B. Libby
- Jul 17, 2017
- 1 min
First Half 2017 Newsletter
Click on the picture to read the Newsletter. What does a bearish flattening of the yield curve mean to your fixed income investments?...
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