by CMC | Sep 14, 2022 | News, Perspectives
During Capital Management Corporation’s 58-year history there have been both financially-driven and event-driven recessions. Both types were dominated by economic and geopolitical uncertainty, instability and volatility with little hope of finding light at the end of...
by CMC | Oct 18, 2018 | News, Perspectives
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by CMC | Sep 10, 2018 | News, Perspectives
The US Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised its overnight interest rate (Federal Funds Rate) by 0.25% to a range of 1.75%-2% earlier this year (June’18). This marked the 7thrate hike since December 2015. Two more 0.25% interest rate increases are expected later this...
by CMC | Aug 27, 2018 | News, Perspectives
A strong economy with rising inflation and interest rates should hurt some bond investors. While many bond investors strive for capital preservation, stability and yield, in recent years it was hard to find all three traits in the same security. Some investors found...
by CMC | Aug 13, 2018 | News, Perspectives
First quarter economic growth data has been unreliable in recent years. The government’s seasonal adjustment of data is large in the winter and is quite complicated. The first quarter also tends to have outsized weather effects and changing consumer trends. Some...
by CMC | Jul 30, 2018 | News, Perspectives
Long-term US stock annualized returns, by definition, tend to be close to their 100-year average of 10%. This included many horrible time periods, including the Great Depression and world wars. As such, someone predicting future long-term stock returns might use 10%...