Dear Mr. Market

1. Social Security Scam Alert

   Dear Mr. Market: We normally pen all of our articles (letters) to you but in this case the work was already done. This one has nothing to do with the stock market or economy but everything to do with your … Continue reading →

2. Where is the Recession?

   Dear Mr. Market: Chalk it up to the “dog days of summer” but we haven’t written a letter to you in a while. Perhaps this is in part to the wild ride you’ve sent investors on since the whipsaw action … Continue reading →

3. March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2019

   Is your March Madness bracket already busted? It happens every year and there has never been a perfect bracket. In the investing world, however, you don't need a perfect bracket to do well. With My Portfolio Guide's annual investing bracket we have the opportunity to explain our outlook and the investment themes we believe in the most for the remainder of 2019. Continue reading →

4. Protecting Your Fiefdom: Issues for First Time Landlords to Consider

   Dear Mr. Market: Over the past couple of months we’ve had all eyes on you and to state the obvious it’s been a wild ride!  With all the recent volatility, the risks (and rewards) of the stock market were on … Continue reading →

5. No Santa Claus Rally in 2018

   Dear Mr. Market: Since 1950 you (the market) have risen an average of +1.4% over the last five trading days of the year. We typically see some tax loss selling in the early part of the month and then a … Continue reading →

6. Is the Death Cross accurate?

   Dear Mr. Market: In all of our letters to you it’s been well documented how volatile and irrational you can be. You clearly have a temper and even when there is an abundance of good economic news you can still … Continue reading →

7. What to do if the Stock Market Correction turns into a Bear Market?

   Dear Mr. Market: We typically write you letters about your volatile actions and the erratic behavior you bestow upon us as investors. Many of our letters also try to put certain economic events into perspective so that people don’t let … Continue reading →

8. Stock Market: You have 6 months before you can panic…

   Dear Mr. Market: Let’s get this part out of the way…You’ve made a lot of people ill the past few days. As a matter of fact you’re following through on staying true to form by making October another historically miserable … Continue reading →

9. Top 3 “Less is More” Hurricane Florence Stocks

   Dear Mr. Market: We don’t make it a regular practice to be ambulance chasers every time there is a tragedy or natural disaster. That being said, almost every major event (whether it’s considered good or bad) can create an opportunity … Continue reading →

10. Making Financial Decisions After the Loss of a Spouse

    Dear Mr. Market: Our letters to you typically center around the stock market, the economy, and related investment topics. At the end of the day, however, what is wealth (the accumulation, growth, and preservation of it) all really for? That … Continue reading →