Donoghue Forlines: Dancing With The Bears
We still believe we are not in a recession, and at most a shallow one is happening right now. However, the market is experiencing a liquidity squeeze.
We still believe we are not in a recession, and at most a shallow one is happening right now. However, the market is experiencing a liquidity squeeze.
We have been adding to our cash positions since Thanksgiving of 2021 as we looked to mitigate an expected adverse market environment.
With the Fed, high inflation levels and mid-term elections still looming, volatility will continue in the third quarter but value is back on top.
I carried both of these rules to an extreme when I created a portfolio for a friend. I recommended four suitability-based core portfolio strategies.
While periods of uncertainty are certainly not pleasant, they often unearth opportunities. By sticking with our process, we can do exploit them.
Despite intervening bumps, there were many moments when it was feared that inflation was returning. But ultimately, long-term investors were rewarded.
How about a simple list of reasons the Fed may yet dodge a hard landing and guide the economy back into a world of normal interest rates.