The US equity market continues to post new all-time highs week after week. While the equity market remains seemingly unstoppable regardless of the lack of fundamental support, many investors wonder how long the Fed-fueled market can go before we have a correction. It would be a…

America’s January 6th nightmare was replayed for all to see again; previously unknown security video has been added. The Constitutionally prescribed Senate process and the outcome are determined by our system.  And now the national policy debate of who we are and how we…

The timing could not have been worse. The United Kingdom exited the European Union on January 1 in the middle of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was striking the UK with particular force, driven by a new, more infectious strain.

My friend Chris Whalen opened his Feb. 9 missive with profound words: “Don't Fight the Fed – Yet” (https://www.theinstitutionalriskanalyst.com/post/don-t-fight-the-fed-yet).

Here’s why we fully concur. Bullets follow.

So now we’ve seen an asset-market reaction to the social media trolling regarding silver. Like GameStop, silver became the flavor of the week.

Progress in 2021 on one leg of the FOMC’s dual mandate, the jobs situation, has started to be revealed with the release of 5 weeks of data on new unemployment claims for January and the BLS January CES jobs numbers.

Remembering Captain Sir Tom Moore

A cancer survivor recovering from a broken hip, Tom Moore looked for a way to say thanks to his National Health Service (NHS) caregivers in England. In the midst of a pandemic, he pondered the enormity of the need and considered what a 99 year old…

The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team.

There were two unusual events last week. One made massive headlines; the other flew under the radar.