After the housing crash and resulting financial crisis, investor attention was focused on the housing market recovery. Now that the crisis is over and housing has recovered, investors are paying less attention to this area of the economy. Because housing is typically the largest purchase most people make, it is important for both homeowners and Read more
Economic Outlook
BAM Economics Update First Quarter 2017
The economy continued GDP growth at less than 2% in the first quarter of 2017. Short-term treasuries continued to move up while longer rates moved down, thus continuing a flattening of the yield curve. The jobs picture continued to improve although the economy appears to be getting close to full employment meaning it is getting Read more
BAM Economics Update Fourth Quarter 2015
The first few weeks of 2016 has been difficult for most investors. The Markets began 2016 by cratering after a volatile second half of 2015. January first through January 13th has been horrible with market declines of (-7.25%) in the Dow, (-9.61%) in the NASDAQ Composite and (-11.4%) in the Russell 1000. We think the Read more