2012 In Review

Special Update: 2012 in Review With 2012 behinds us, it’s time to take a look at the events that shaped the year and consider what lies ahead. 2012 was a year defined by tremendous hope as well as ongoing fears about the future. Despite a painfully slow recovery, GDP...

What Women Care About In 2012

In the last presidential election, nearly 10 million more women voted than men did, according to the Census Bureau: about 70.4 million vs. 60.7 million. So what are the issues that are concerning women as we approach the 2012 presidential election?  Laura Vanderkam is...

The Prettiest Girl at the Dance

  Weekly Update – April 30, 2012 The trading week started off slowly as investors absorbed further troubling news about the state of the global economy: Disappointing manufacturing reports from China, France, and Germany, plus news that the Netherlands might be...

The January Effect

    Weekly Update – January 23, 2012   There’s an old adage you may have heard recently which says: “As goes January, so goes the year.” What is this January barometer all about? According to the Stock Traders Almanac, the month of January tends to predict the...