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Jim Woods

Bracing for a ‘No Landing’

Here’s something you’re not likely to hear from a commercial airline pilot the next time you fly: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, please make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position and that your seat belt is correctly fastened, as we prepare for a no landing.” […]

ETF Talk: This Fund Offers a Middle Ground for Growth

While large-cap stocks are often seen as more consistent and safer, and small-cap stocks have the best potential for growth if an investor chooses the right one, a middle ground can allow investors to use both of these elements in their portfolio at once. The iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF (IMCG) is one investment that […]

Consider Low-Risk, Reliable Income Municipal Bonds

Government bonds have historically been sources of low-risk, reliable income for investors. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, the yields of government bonds have not been favorable, and rising interest rates have made those yields all the more unattractive. Yet, 2023 looks to be the year bonds make a comeback. Bond yields have been on the […]

Good Night, Sweet Prince

“Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” –Shakespeare, “Hamlet” “Good night, sweet prince.” These were the last words I spoke to my majestic chow chow, Hemingway, as he was sent into his final sleep. One week ago, I was forced to let him go […]

ETF Talk: Seeking Security in Long-Term Bonds

In my Successful Investing and Intelligence Report newsletters, I have written about how the contours of the future macroeconomic environment are likely to turn out in the wake of the economic problems caused by global central banks making decisions to increase interest rates to combat inflation. But just to recap, I strongly feel that the […]

This Is What It Means

This Is What It Means Hopes and fearsAnd chasing dreamsThis is what it meansSmiles and criesAnd making memoriesThis is what it means… –Jim Woods, “What It Means” There’s an old saying in the literary world that a man’s life is incomplete until he has tasted love, poverty and war. Beginning with the latter, my closest […]