Strategic Asset Management LLC

07/24/2025

Housing is stressed right now.

https://merrillovermatter.blogspot.com/2025/07/housings-wylie-coyote-moment.html

04/26/2023

Recession is Coming. Get Ready.

Recession is coming. No one likes to hear it but a storm is brewing. The ...

02/11/2022

The Lament of a low risk investor.

http://merrillovermatter.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-lament-of-low-risk-investor.html

Low risk investors right now are being punished for saving money. This has repercussions throughout the entire risk spectrum

The Lament of a low risk investor 10 year TIPS rate source: Federal Reserve One of the challenges in managing a portfolio during the distr...

02/02/2021

Unfortunately your personal information may still be compromised even if you are vigilant.

The personal data exposed by the hack of third-party software used by the state auditor's office included Social Security numbers, as well as banking and employment information.

06/24/2020

Please. Please! Do not buy a bankrupt company's stock unless you are very knowledgeable about the company and all the intricacies of capital structures, DIP funding, and how a companies value is re allocated in bankruptcy.

Hertz is an excellent example:

Hertz, D&O insurance, Wirecard, Insys, eBay, travel insurance and toilet plumes.

11/13/2019

Upside down car loans: Do not do this!

Consumers, salespeople and lenders are treating cars a lot like houses during the last financial crisis: by piling on debt to such a degree that it often exceeds the car’s value. This phenomenon can leave owners trapped.

07/11/2018

When the curve inverts (10 year Treasury yields less than 2 year Treasury yields) it is time to start looking for the equity market exit signs. With the Fed signalling more rate increases this day may come soon.

01/27/2018

Scammers pretending to be IRS agents are back now that tax season is upon us. Be careful and suspicious of phone calls from anyone stating they are an IRS agent.

IR-2014-84, Aug. 28, 2014 — The IRS issued a consumer alert today providing taxpayers with additional tips to protect themselves from telephone scam artists calling and pretending to be with the IRS.

11/03/2017

Porsche gearing up for Electric Vehicle fight https://buff.ly/2zbkKyD Profit margins are never static

It’s no secret that Porsche is looking to soak up market share away from Tesla when the automaker releases its long range, all-electric Mission E in 2019. Arguably one of Tesla’s strongest potential…

10/19/2017

Treasury Bond bear market hasn't started yet

10/16/2017

LNG based shipping is coming, and it's a good thing

New research has found that in one year, a single large container ship can emit cancer and asthma-causing pollutants equivalent to that of 50 million cars.