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Economics

Economic activity drives the underlying thesis of how markets perform. Economics not only helps us predict what may happen but help us understand what has happened.

This forward-thinking principal based in economic theory helps us draft our investment strategy.

These blogs will help you better understand how we invest at RHS Financial and what we think will happen going forward.

3 01, 2018

Everything Keeps Getting Better: 2018 Edition

By |2020-04-27T17:19:29+00:00January 3rd, 2018|Economics|Comments Off on Everything Keeps Getting Better: 2018 Edition

Do you ever get the feeling that the only news they report is bad news? Well if you've ever wondered why that is, there is someone you can blame for the media's persistently negative outlook: yourself. It seems the media mostly just gives us what we want, or at least [...]

5 12, 2017

Where’d All the Risk Go?

By |2020-04-27T17:19:29+00:00December 5th, 2017|Economics, Investing|Comments Off on Where’d All the Risk Go?

America is more divided now than ever, a hostile foreign power is openly threatening us with nuclear weapons, and we don't even know what next year's tax rates will be. In this era of acrimony and uncertainty, surely the market must be a roller coaster ride of volatility and risk [...]

23 10, 2017

3 Investments to Avoid in an Expensive Market

By |2020-04-27T17:19:29+00:00October 23rd, 2017|Economics, Investing, Real Estate Investing|Comments Off on 3 Investments to Avoid in an Expensive Market

You've probably heard it, maybe you're worried about it: stocks are expensive, bonds are expensive, real estate is expensive, it seems like just about everywhere you look markets are overvalued. Are we in the mother of all bubbles? In my last post, I tried to assuage some of these concerns [...]

5 09, 2017

3 Investments to Consider for an Expensive Market

By |2020-04-27T17:19:29+00:00September 5th, 2017|Economics, Investing|Comments Off on 3 Investments to Consider for an Expensive Market

Here's a market concern we've been hearing from investors more and more lately: There aren't any good investment opportunities right now. Stocks are expensive, bonds are expensive, and cash is still paying next to nothing (and less than nothing after inflation). How is an investor supposed to make any money [...]

31 05, 2017

Credit Double Threat on the Horizon

By |2020-04-27T17:19:30+00:00May 31st, 2017|Economics, Financial Planning|Comments Off on Credit Double Threat on the Horizon

Recently, the WSJ reported on two positive credit trends in the US Economy. Individually, these trends are very positive for a growing economy, however, in combination, they could potentially be the foundation for another credit bubble way down the road. Credit scores for US consumers hit record levels last month [...]

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