Piggy Bank

Piggy Bank

  The latest savings rate data showed that the personal savings rate for U.S. households edged up to about 3.9% in May. On the bright side, this shows that Americans haven’t felt the need to cut back on spending in recent months and are actually socking away a...
Narrow Participation

Narrow Participation

Participation is an important component of stock market returns. What do I mean by participation? Simply put, it refers to how many stocks within a market index—like the S&P 500—are joining in a rally. The more stocks trending upwards, the healthier the overall...
Concentration

Concentration

  My daughter loves strawberry milk, but when she makes it, she uses way too much strawberry syrup. You can barely taste the milk because it’s so concentrated. It kind of reminds me of today’s stock market. But instead of syrup, a few giant companies dominate the...