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May 8, 2014

OP-ED: Stock markets slouch to new highs

    Off to a slow start for the year, the market climbed, but not steadily, to a new all-time closing high. The S&P reached its new high on April […]

Mar 6, 2014

OP-ED: Broad market reaches all-time high

  After an uncertain start to the new year, the S&P gained 4.3 percent in February to reach 1,859.45 and close the month at a record high. The February performance […]

Feb 6, 2014

OP-ED: After surging in 2013, markets take a breather

  After 2013, when the markets packed three years’ of returns into one, they stumbled out of the gate in 2014. In January, the Dow Jones industrial average was down […]

Jan 9, 2014

Will a market correction follow the big gains?

  In 2013, the broad market gained 32.39 percent. A 20 percent market gain in a single year is considered the best of all market possibilities. All 10 S&P sectors […]

Dec 5, 2013

Stock market melt-up continues

  The broad market ended the month of November just below record highs, having logged its longest streak of weekly gains in nearly a decade. The Dow’s weekly gain was […]

Nov 7, 2013

Stocks stay strong despite government shutdown

  Despite worries created by Washington politicians, October saw the S&P rally 4.5 percent. A 16-day shutdown of the government and a debate over the debt ceiling, which could have […]

Oct 10, 2013

Budget crisis freezes government, markets and maybe the Fed

  Just as his approval numbers reached an all-time low for his presidential term, Barack Obama was rescued again. He painted himself into a corner with his “red line” in […]

Sep 6, 2013

With the U.S. economy, it’s always something

  “It is hard to make predictions, especially about the future.” That quote has been attributed to a various number of folks – Winston Churchill, Will Rogers, Albert Einstein, Victor […]

Aug 9, 2013

Distrusted market rally gets summer love

  In July the equity markets as measured by the S&P index were up 4.9 percent. This brings S&P returns for the year through Aug. 2 to 19.9 percent. Dow […]

Jul 3, 2013

Obama, Federal Reserve further muddy economic waters

  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, usually very clear and precise in his comments, muffed his recent testimony to Congress. Bernanke attempted the impossible and ended with egg on his […]

May 10, 2013

Sell stocks in May and go away? No way!

  Many myths persist in the market. Some have a bit of truth, and that is enough to keep them around: “Don’t fight the Fed,” “Don’t fight the tape,” and […]

Apr 5, 2013

Market averages reach all-time highs

  Both the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 average reached all-time highs in the first quarter of 2013. The Dow jumped 11.25 percent for its best first […]



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