Weekly Update – September 26, 2011 After the brisk market rally we experienced two weeks ago, the tables turned dramatically last week as many asset classes experienced their worst week in years. The Dow tumbled 6.4%, the S&P 500 fell 6.5%, and the Nasdaq slid 5.3%. Even gold shed nearly 10% over the course of [...]
Recently my firm Catalyst Wealth Management went through a transition into a different business model of the financial services industry; the Independent Model. Thankfully throughout this process we have maintained a great relationship with our previous Broker Dealer, kudos for their professionalism. Catalyst entered independence with a new Broker Dealer, Triad Advisors. Triad Advisors is [...]
Weekly Update – September 19, 2011 U.S. stocks posted solid performance Friday to wrap up a five-day winning streak for the first time since July. The Dow and the S&P 500 were each up around 5% for the week, while the NASDAQ climbed 6.3% for the week. The five-day move was the best we’ve seen [...]