by Securityfinancial | Dec 16, 2016 | Leo's Blog
During the last Federal Reserve System meeting of 2016, Janet Yellen has announced an increase to interest rates in the United States by 0.25%. As it stands, interest rates in the U.S. are at 0.75% but the Federal Reserve has signaled for approximately three more rate...
by Securityfinancial | Nov 10, 2016 | Leo's Blog
I must admit I have been quite surprised by the resilience of the market yesterday and what I am seeing in the futures this morning. Statistically, the day after an election, the U.S market is down on average 1.8%. When President Obama was elected 8 years ago, the...
by Securityfinancial | Oct 21, 2016 | Leo's Blog
Over the past week, I had the privilege of attending conferences from both Fidelity Investments & Renaissance Investments in order to gather some insight on market direction from three of their top portfolio managers. I was lucky enough to listen to Steve...
by Securityfinancial | Jan 11, 2016 | Leo's Blog
Happy New Year! The opening trading days of 2016 for global stock markets have not been ideal. These large swings in volatility I suspect will continue which may be a challenging turn of events for investors who have grown accustomed to the unusually low levels...
by Securityfinancial | Jan 13, 2015 | Leo's Blog
Happy New Year. I trust the holiday break treated you well. One of my goals for the new year is to communicate my thoughts and ideas on all financial matters ranging from investment themes to estate planning ideas to tax-saving opportunities. More importantly,...