Never look at monthly payments. Negotiate on the final price.
by modestmeans This happens everywhere I go. Car dealership, “So what do you want your monthly payment to be?” Insurance agent, “Great so your downpayment is $XX and your … Read more
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May stock-market selloff marks key monthly reversal that ‘presages deeper declines’
May left a mark. Even before heavy losses on Friday , the S&P 500 was on track to suffer a black eye on the monthly chart in the form of a “bearish … Read more
Visualizing Monthly Mortgage Payments in the United States
by howmuch Cash is king in real estate, but the reality is that most home buyers will need to take out a mortgage in order to afford a house. Many … Read more
London Home Prices Had Biggest Monthly Drop Since Lehman
February was bad. Housing market weakness is now spreading out from London. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. London home prices in February took their biggest one-off … Read more
Largest monthly inflow to S&P 500 growth ETF ever! VIX short positioning by speculators is more extreme than it was just prior to the market selloff in Q4 2018.
Largest monthly inflow to S&P 500 growth ETF ever! Previous inflow extremes also preceded significant market selloffs. Record bullishness at near record valuations can never a good sign. Credits to … Read more
Technically Speaking: Monthly Chart Review Yields Bearish Signals
by Lance Roberts With the month of February now officially in the books, we can take a look at our long-term monthly indicators to see what they are telling us … Read more
Stocks don’t do well when monthly retail sales less food service are down 1.5% or more. The average S&P 500 return in the next year is -11.03%.
via upfina: The December retail sales report was so terrible that it implies a recession is coming soon if the data is accurate. There’s always a chance the data is incorrect … Read more
Is half my monthly income really too much to pay for housing?
by feistypenguin There are many benefits to homeownership, but home maintenance can send you into a debt spiral if you don’t have a pile of cash on-hand for emergencies (i.e. … Read more
S&P 500’s monthly change in October was at 2009 levels
by gorillaz0e Graph of this issue: pbs.twimg.com/media/DqyqT0fWkAEiv0S.jpg October was a rough ride for U.S. stocks, which despite regaining a portion of the month’s losses Wednesday ended as one of the worst … Read more
Are social security monthly benefits really this low? Trying to calculate the monthly SS benefit of a hypothetical worker who earned $100k every year from 1983 to 2017.
by I_need_one_dollar Found this link on the ssa.gov website: www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10070.pdf There are step by step instructions on Page 2 (imgur.com/IsptZqk.jpg). I followed all of the steps. Created an Excel spreadsheet with … Read more
Did You know the last time UST10Y tagged 200sma (monthly) it was during the 1987 CRASH
Holy Shit did You know the last time UST10Y tagged 200sma (monthly) it was during the 1987 CRASH pic.twitter.com/qhoa2VLU93 — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) October 5, 2018 Excess liquidity vs. US … Read more
Industrial Metals & CRB Index slammed on a monthly chart — global slowdown fears?
Industrial Metals & CRB Index slammed
I tracked my monthly income and expenses ever since I graduated college in 2011. Here’s some visuals.
by Rocksteady2323 I thought this community might find this interesting. Tracks the life of my wife and I over the last 7 years and how our cost of living and … Read more
Based on the latest S&P 500 monthly data, the market is overvalued somewhere in the range of 65% to 129%
via Jill Mislinski Here is a summary of the four market valuation indicators we update on a monthly basis. The Crestmont Research P/E Ratio (more) The cyclical P/E ratio using the … Read more
CNBC: A $523 monthly payment is the new standard for car buyers
This is sad to see as the “new standard.” The term of auto loans is increasing as well. A lot of loans today are originated on 72 or 84 month … Read more