It’s official: the coronavirus health pandemic has become a financial pandemic. Already, tens of thousands of workers are being laid off, especially in the airline, hotel and hospitality sectors.

BlogMark TalercioMarch 20, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, recession, Wall Street, Wall St, Dow, S&P 500, S&P

Coronavirus Market Questions

Mark TalercioMarch 20, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, recession, Dow, S&P 500, S&P, Katzman, Melanie Katzman

Fed Action and Coronavirus Bear Market 2020

The Federal Reserve announced emergency actions to guard against the coming economic impact of Coronavirus.

BlogMark TalercioMarch 15, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, Wall Street, Wall St, Dow, S&P 500, S&P, economy, bull market, bear market

Financial Independence

While many were enjoying an extended break last week, there was good news and bad news on the financial independence front. For the economy, independence from a Federal Reserve rate cut proved to be the right course of action, at least for now.

BlogMark TalercioJuly 6, 2019Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, financial independence, S&P, Dow, The Fed, Federal Reserve, interest rates, jobs report, unemployment report, student loans, college debt, college loans, financial aid

Government Shutdown Impact on Economy

Welcome to the longest government shut down on record. Beyond the hundreds of thousands of federal employees who are feeling the most direct impact, economists are estimating how the closure might impact growth.

BlogMark TalercioJanuary 12, 2019Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, shutdown, government shutdown, Trump, S&P, Dow, gov't shutdown, economy, GDP

Investor Panic Prevention Plan

December has been a rough month for investors, the kind of month that makes even the most battle scarred veterans’ hold their breath and hope for a sign that the worst is over. Sorry to say that there is never such a sign, which is why the saying “they don’t ring a bell at the top or at the bottom!” came into being.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 30, 2018Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Wall Street, stock market, Dow, S&P, retire, retirement, retirement plan, retirement planning, planning for retirement

Holiday Records Teach Investor Lessons

With just one trading session left in the year, it’s time to take a deep breath, look back and learn eight important lessons from 2018.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 29, 2018Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Trump, China, Trade War, tariff, tariffs, interest rates, Dow, S&P, the Fed, Powell, cyber security, ID theft, Wall Street, economy

Shutdown V3.0 Ushers in NASDAQ Bear

Welcome to the third government shutdown of 2018! Did you forget about the first two? In January, there was a three-day closure, and then in February, there was the one-day sequel. In both of those instances, investors shrugged off the news and stocks actually edged up during those days-long shutdowns.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 22, 2018Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Trump, China, Wall Street, Dow, S&P, shutdown, government shutdown, Bear Market, stocks, stock market, Fed, Federal Reserve, Powell, bonds

Did Tariff Man or Yield Curve Tank Stocks?

It was an exhausting week for investors, even though there were only four trading sessions. Monday’s U.S.-China 90-day trade “time out” stock bounce was dwarfed by big sell-offs throughout the rest of the week. The drubbing began after the President’s tweet that he is a “tariff man,” shortly followed by another, which questioned whether a “real deal” with Beijing is actually possible.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 8, 2018Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Trump, China, Trade War, Trade Wars, Wall Street, Dow, S&P, economy, interest rates, yield curve, Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, unemployment report, jobs report

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