by Todd Burkhalter | May 13, 2013 | Education
Certain things, like the sun rising, or the tides shifting, can be counted on. It’s also true that when government shrinks as a share of GDP, things start to pick up. For the past three years, gridlock in Washington has held total spending by the federal...
by Todd Burkhalter | Apr 2, 2013 | Education
Back in March 2009, we started writing and talking about a “V” shaped recovery. Our thinking was pretty simple. We believed the US economy experienced a “panic” for the first time since 1907. We thought the Panic of 2008/09 was caused by government policy...
by Todd Burkhalter | Mar 21, 2013 | Education, Financial Planning
Are you looking for solid market commentary? Commentary from someone who will state what they believe and not simply follow the crowd? Allow me to introduce you to Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist for First Trust Portfolios. Brian is a frequent guest on CNBC and someone...
by Todd Burkhalter | Jan 22, 2013 | Education
Weekly Update – January 22, 2013 Markets closed out another positive week, shrugging off lackluster consumer confidence and moderate earnings reports to hover around multi-year highs. For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.95%, the Dow gained 1.2%, and the Nasdaq...
by Todd Burkhalter | Dec 3, 2012 | Education
Weekly Update – December 3, 2012 The combination of unease in Europe and political bickering in Congress set equity markets on edge last week. In spite of the turbulence, key indices still managed to close positive for the week, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.5%, the...
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