Can The Sugar Rally Stick?

Weekly Update for August 13, 2012 After a very quiet summer week on Wall Street (half the traders must have been on vacation), markets closed up, consolidating the gains made since the June 4th low. Last week the S&P gained 1.07%, the Dow picked up 0.85%, and the...

Tips for Preventing Identity Theft

Tips for Preventing Identity Theft Identity theft is prevalent in today’s society. It is time consuming, expensive and one of the more frustrating things to experience. Below are some tips to that could help in preventing this from happening to you. Checks...

Leadership Vacuum Weighs on Markets

Weekly Update – August 6, 2012 Although the week started off slowly, markets experienced a couple of volatile trading sessions on Thursday and Friday with the Dow dropping more than 180 points on Thursday before surging more than 200 points on Friday with the release...

Headlines Drive Volatility

Weekly Update – July 30, 2012   Volatility was the name of the game last week as markets responded positively to better-than-expected earnings, flinched at ratings downgrades in Europe, and then rallied again on news that the EU is moving towards tighter...

Edging Up On Mixed News

Weekly Maket Update for July 23, 2012 Markets shook off a raft of disappointing economic data and feeble earnings reports to remain in positive territory this week: The S&P gained 0.43%, the Dow edged up 0.36%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.58%. Persistent speculation...