The UNC Tarheels and Home Depot: A NCAA Final Four Comparison
- March 31, 2016
- MarketsRelative Strength
For those investor-NCAA enthusiasts who aren’t sure about the merits of relative strength as it relates to portfolio success, yet knew...
Weekly Update: Q4 GDP Revised Upward by Strong Consumer Spending
- March 29, 2016
- MarketsWeekly Post
WEEKLY UPDATE – MARCH 28, 2016 Stocks ended the holiday-shortened week down, snapping their five-week winning streak. However, losses were mild...
Recessionary Sell-off or Market Head Fake? Equities Now Tied With Cash
- March 24, 2016
- Markets
March 23rd we saw meaningful, yet leader-less, change on the Asset Scale: Equities moved up to tie for the #2 spot with...
Weekly Update: Dow and S&P 500 Green for 2016
- March 22, 2016
- Market AlertsMarkets
WEEKLY UPDATE – MARCH 21, 2016 After a historically rough start to the year, stocks finally rallied enough to put the...
Green Beer and a Green-Light From Yellen; Stock Hangover Ahead?
- March 17, 2016
- Federal ReserveMarketsRate Hike
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from Janet Yellen and the Fed with its “green-light” report on Wednesday. Following a two-day Fed Chair meeting,...
“Rounded” Pi Day, Einstein and the 30 Year Treasury Ticking Time Bomb
Today, we celebrate “Rounded Pi Day” as it is 3/14/16. Pi, or 3.14159 rounded to 3.1416, is today’s date. Consider yourself...
3 Ways the 2016 Election Can Affect Your Investments
- March 10, 2016
- 2016 ElectionMarketsWeekly Post
Every four years, investors dwell on the presidential election and how it will affect their investments. The Republican and Democratic hopefuls...
Annuity Surge Signals Market Bottom? Just Say NO.
- February 26, 2016
- MarketsVariable Annuities
Bad News for Investors. This just released by Investment News; Fixed indexed annuities inked their best-ever sales year in 2015, closing the...
Stocks Post Best Week of 2016: Bumpy Roads Still Ahead?
- February 23, 2016
- Markets
WEEKLY UPDATE – FEBRUARY 22, 2016 Markets closed out their best week of the year last week, buoyed by higher oil...
Markets Rebound While Cash Advances: The Defensive Shift Continues
- February 18, 2016
- 401kMarket AlertsMarkets
Q1 2016 Asset Scale Activity: Fixed Income/Bonds and CASH surpass Domestic Equities/Stocks. Commodities moved up to the #5 spot. International Equities slip down to the #6...