Author: Trevor Gerszt

2020 was already set to be an interesting year for investors, what with the increased likelihood of a slowing economy and an oncoming recession. The spread of coronavirus and the reaction to it have taken many by surprise, however, and have resulted in trillions of dollars worth of losses to investors. To ease some of […]

The first quarter of 2020 was one of the worst ever for the Dow Jones and the S&P 500. And the first trading day of the second quarter saw the worst ever start for both indices, worse even than the worst days of the Great Depression. With stock markets thousands of points below their recent […]

With stock markets having been on a roller coaster over the past few weeks, and numerous investors undoubtedly watching their 401(k) balances in horror, financial markets haven’t been too kind to most people. Couple that with the prospect of GDP falling almost 25% as a result of business shutdowns due to coronavirus, plus an increasing […]

You’ve probably heard it said that you can’t time markets. There’s definitely a lot of truth to that. Try to time when to get in and out of markets and you can second guess yourself into losing thousands of dollars. In many respects, trying to time markets is just gambling, not investing. But that’s not […]