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Commentary 5/8/12
The Markets The most important news last week may have actually happened this past weekend. On Sunday, voters went to the polls in France, Greece, and Germany and the results could have a major impact on world markets. French voters … Continue reading
Commentary 3/26/12
The Markets A trillion here, a trillion there and, pretty soon, you have a nice market rally. Through a program called quantitative easing, central banks around the world have flooded the world economy with the equivalent of trillions of U.S. … Continue reading
Commentary 3/12/12
The Markets An important key to support the stock market is starting to fall into place. You may have guessed that key is JOBS. Last week, the Labor Department reported an increase of 227,000 new jobs in February. Over the … Continue reading
Commentary 3/5/12
The Markets It may not feel like it, but the U.S. stock market is off to its best start to the year since 1991, according to CNBC. With a rise of 8.9 percent for the year, the S&P 500 index … Continue reading
Commentary 2/27/12
The Markets It’s been rather calm in the stock market lately. For the past couple years, the euro zone debt problems and the “will we or won’t we relapse into a recession” worry have been on center stage. Now, Europe’s … Continue reading
Commentary 2/21/12
The Markets Valentine’s Day is over, but there’s still a “whole lotta love” swirling around the stock market these days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed last week at its highest level since May 2008 while the S&P 500 is … Continue reading
Commentary 2/13/12
The Markets Who should you believe, Warren Buffett or Bill Gross? Buffett and Gross are generally recognized as two of the world’s greatest investors. Buffett made his name in equities while Gross made his name in bonds as the head … Continue reading
Commentary 2/6/12
The Markets How do you spell market rally? How about “Jobs.” A much higher than expected 243,000 jobs were added to our economy in January and that helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its highest close since May … Continue reading
Commentary 1/30/12
The Markets At its most basic level, a trade takes place when a buyer is willing to buy at a certain price and a seller is willing to sell at that price. Both parties could be smart, experienced, and looking … Continue reading
Commentary 1/24/12
The Markets We’re only three weeks into the New Year and already some very interesting trends have developed in the markets. Consider these four: The worst performing stocks in 2011 have been the best performing in 2012. Bespoke Investment Group … Continue reading
