Weekly Update: Dow Ends Best Week in a Month
- April 19, 2016
- MarketsWeekly Update
WEEKLY UPDATE – APRIL 18, 2016 Stocks rallied again last week on better-than-expected earnings and some reassuring news about China’s economy,...
Weekly Update: Stocks Post Worst Week Since February
- April 12, 2016
- MarketsWeekly Update
WEEKLY UPDATE – APRIL 11, 2016 Stocks tumbled last week on downward revisions to U.S. economic growth and worries about global...
Weekly Update: Rocky Start to Q1 Ends Mixed
- April 5, 2016
- MarketsWeekly Update
WEEKLY UPDATE – APRIL 4, 2016 After a rocky start to Q1, most stocks ended the first quarter slightly higher, which...
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...