The week the S&P 500 stayed quiet while everything else got loud
TL;DR Oil jumped almost 12% after fighting near Iran shut down a key shipping lane, and U.S. crude closed at $105.90 a barrel. Prices for shoppers rose to 3.8% over the past year, the hottest reading since May 2023. The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve Chair by a 54 to 45 […]
Patience Arbitrage: A Behavioral Guide to Long-Term Investing
A Beginner’s Framework for Ownership-Based Investing By David Berkowitz | VAP Wealth Advisors | March 2026 TL;DR Your brain treats a falling stock chart like a charging predator. The amygdala elicits the same fight-or-flight response to financial losses as to physical threats [PMC Neuroscience Study]. Loss aversion makes a 30% decline feel twice as painful […]
March 2026 Market Review: Iran Oil Shock, Job Losses, & the Software Rally
War with Iran, oil above $90, a 92,000-job loss, and the software rally that no one expected Published: March 8, 2026 | Red Bank, NJ TL;DR — Weekly market summary The S&P 500 closed at 6,740.02 on March 6, falling 2.0% for the week and reaching its lowest close of 2026 after U.S.-Israeli strikes on […]
