Mother's Little Helper portfolio was DOWN today -$538.90 (+0.45%) Overall GAIN YTD: +$2,149.37 (+1.83%). Our benchmark index, the S&P 500 is DOWN Year-To-Date (+1.47%) http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/sandp/ "“This would be a great world to dance in if we didn’t have to pay the fiddler." - Will Rogers I made my buys for the year on December 28, 2017, see the new portfolio here (Click Here). The Fed controls short term interest rates; rates are rising The market controls long term interest rates; rates are rising Foreign investors use dollars to hedge long term treasury buying; There is a dollar shortage in foreign markets; dollar shortage increases cost of hedging Selling pressure on US 10-
Mother's Little Helper portfolio was DOWN today -$257.83 (+0.22%) Overall GAIN YTD: -$123.25 (-0.10%). Our benchmark index, the S&P 500 is DOWN Year-To-Date -0.70% http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/sandp/ "“This would be a great world to dance in if we didn’t have to pay the fiddler." - Will Rogers I made my buys for the year on December 28, 2017, see the new portfolio here (Click Here). Will The Fed Raise Rates Wow, Apple really dominated the day and may have been dominating the market sentiment since last quarter. Apple's good quarter and better than expected earnings and higher than expected iPhone sales and the growth in services and wearable's brought a universal sigh of relief that cou
