Clean Yield Insights
Q1 2023 Market Update: Rough Seas Ahead
The federal government seems to have stemmed the recent banking crisis for now. Its aggressive intervention to back customer deposits has had the intended calming effect. The Federal Reserve, however, was partly responsible for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank,… Read More >
Q4 2022 Market Update: Turning the Page
2022 in Review
Ouch! It was the worst year for global stock markets since the 2007-2009 global financial crisis. We’re not surprised. After the rampant speculation of 2021 in cryptocurrencies, “meme stocks,” and “disruptive innovator” companies, 2021 ended with stock… Read More >
Clean Yield Celebrates Cooperative Month
October is Cooperative Month! In honor of Cooperative Month, we want to share a bit about what co-ops are and why Clean Yield loves them.
What is a co-op?
A co-op is a group or organization that is owned and… Read More >
Q3 2022 Market Update: Rear View
No, we are not referring to the 1954 thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. We are referring to what Fed Chairman Powell seems to be looking through in driving monetary policy. Rear-view driving ends badly; when the Fed does it, the… Read More >
Q2 2022 Market Update: “Are We There Yet?”
The first half of year was the worst for the S&P 500 stock index since 1970, as it fell by nearly 21%. The technology-heavy NASDAQ index fell by 30%, a record. Many of the most speculative favorites of the prior… Read More >
Post-Roe: Anger and Action
We’re angry and we’re scared. Angry that vital rights have been taken away from women. Angry that a small group of people with so much power can simply overturn “settled law” in a way that’s in conflict with the wants… Read More >
Q1 2022 Market Update: A Fragile Market Meets War and Inflation
War in Ukraine’s Impact on Investment Markets
Does the upending of the post-World War II geopolitical order alter our investment strategy? Yes, but not how you might think. We’re still extraordinarily negative toward global stock markets but much more enthusiastic… Read More >
Stock Market “Corrections” and “Bear Markets”
The stock market (as measured by the S&P 500 index) is down sharply since the start of the year. We thought we would use this moment to clarify some of the terminology and nuances of market downturns.
Amid a long… Read More >
Q4 2021 Market Update: Herd Immunity?
We can sum up 2021 quite simply: Covid, Covid, Covid … and the S&P 500 stock market index hit a record high (more than 70 times). But let’s look “under the hood” and assess prospects for 2022.
This year might… Read More >
Night School December 2021: Inflation
Inflation is in the news every day. We see it first-hand at the gas station, the grocery store, and elsewhere. It clearly has captured the attention of both the public and investors. The number of Google searches for “stagflation” (a… Read More >
Q3 2021 Market Update: Market Anatomy and Today’s Diagnosis
Many stock market observers focus on “fundamentals.” They eagerly scrutinize the latest economic report or company earnings results. Market participants quickly (over)react to the latest news. Yes, the economy and corporate profits are important to future returns, but investor psychology… Read More >
Night School Summer 2021: International Investing
For many years, most U.S. investors invested only in U.S. companies on U.S. exchanges. And why not? The United States was the dominant economy, had the most important stock market, and the most sought-after currency. Its financial markets were the… Read More >