WORST TO FIRST?

What a year!  Marked by extreme volatility, 2018 put in the worst stock market performance since 2008. What was behind all the back and forth? [Read more…]

SECOND VERSE, SAME AS THE FIRST

The Big Picture

2017 was quite a year for the stock market. 2018 is picking up right where 2017 left off.  What to make of it all? [Read more…]

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW

Happy New Year!  2016 may have ended with a whimper, but 2017 has started out with a bang.  Will the momentum of 2016 carry over into 2017? [Read more…]

LET THE SUMMER RALLY BEGIN

We failed to penetrate the record highs in June, and then quickly fell to the lower end of the recent trading range as Brexit stunned the world.
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HOME ON THE (TRADING) RANGE

Major market indices have been locked in a trading range for most of the second quarter, following on the heels of a dismal first quarter.  How will the quarter close out? [Read more…]

A CORRECTION IN TIME?

What a start to 2016.  First, a unexpected personal loss, then bad weather across the country.  Stocks suffered a not good, very bad, horrible January and February leaving it up to March to rush to the rescue.

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AS IF AUGUST NEVER HAPPENED

Some people sold in May and went away.  I just went away and came back Saint Ledger’s day.  What did I miss?  [Read more…]

SPRINGTIME FOR THE ECONOMY?

The month of March came in like a lion but is going out like a bi-polar bear.  From start to finish, March has been a month of dueling viewpoints with a little geopolitical tension thrown in for good measure. [Read more…]

THE LONG GAME

We’re halfway through the first quarter and the stock market bulls are hanging in, despite a furious start by the bears.

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Smart Thinking and Smart Shopping for the Holidays

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