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March 2020

Here Comes the Bear Market! Now What?

As the stock market dropped down into bear market territory, I created this video with some of my thoughts on March 12, 2020. You can choose to watch the video or read the transcript below. Video Transcript Hi friends, I’m Rebecca, welcome to Squintillions! Today I am talking about what is going on in the market and how I am reacting. First, the news of the day is that the market is dropping into bear territory. In reaction to this, the Fed is offering $500 billion in a 3 month repo operation. You can read their statement about that on… Read More »Here Comes the Bear Market! Now What?

Market Correction in February 2020 and What I Did

The end of February 2020 saw a dip in stock market prices. This came on the heels of a 10 year long bull market. For the last few months we’ve watched as many companies hit new 52 week highs. According to Market Watch, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.4%, the S&P 500 lost 11.5%, and the Nasdaq was down 10.5%. Some gains were made on Monday, March 3 as the market attempted to stabilize. Then, on Tuesday, March 3 we had the Federal Reserve announce an interest rate cut of a half percentage point, which led to further action… Read More »Market Correction in February 2020 and What I Did