Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 16          It was a fairly uneventful week of trading despite a number of moving pieces. Markets were fairly resilient amid another slight rise in yields, with the 2Y back near 4.20% and 10Y near 3.60%. The volatility index…

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 15 The End of Moore’s Law?               The current crop of microprocessors contain circuitry that is just three nanometers (billionth of a meter) wide.  Medieval philosophers once wondered how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. Gordon Moore,wondered how many transistors could…

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 14 US equities were mostly lower for the week, with the S&P and Nasdaq finishing somewhat lower after three weeks of gains. Treasuries were firmer with the curve steepening. The 2Y yield touched a low of 3.68% before finishing above 3.80% amid persistent expectations that…

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 13 1st Quarter Ends In the Black We end the 1st quarter with both equity and fixed income markets up for the year. The S&P 500 gained over 7% in the first three months, while the US bond aggregate rose 3%.  US equities were higher…