As we close out the summer, investors everywhere—including our team here at LCM—have closely monitored the Federal Reserve's annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which wrapped two weeks ago on August 23.  As you may have he...

As we head into Q2 2024, many investors continue to set their sights on whether the Fed will finally begin to reduce interest rates to more consumer-friendly levels.  While the Fed’s action does play an important role in the di...

At the start of each new year, it’s always wise to look in the rearview mirror to understand how we got where we are today and, importantly, where the economy, markets, and all things financial may be headed in the coming year. C...

Consumers and investors tend to abhor recessions and bear markets. The media, on the other hand, almost always adore them. The reason, of course, is ratings. The more dramatic the markets, the more people tend to tune in. During...

Last Wednesday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told the press that the central bank is “strongly committed” to bringing down inflation, and that he believes the Fed can do just that using its monetary policy tools. In other words, the...