by Todd Burkhalter | Nov 12, 2012 | Education
Weekly Update – November 12, 2012 The big question last week was: What next? Markets slid as investors reacted to fears about post-election economic policy and renewed turbulence in Europe. Stocks logged their worst week since June, with the S&P losing 2.64%, the...
by Todd Burkhalter | Nov 5, 2012 | Education, Financial Planning
It Was a Busy Week Weekly Update – November 5, 2012 It was a busy week as Hurricane Sandy pounded the East Coast; securities exchanges were forced to close on Monday and Tuesday; and a slew of economic reports were released. Stocks ended the shortened week with a...
by Todd Burkhalter | Oct 29, 2012 | Education
A NOTE ABOUT HURRICANE SANDY: Sunday night, as Hurricane Sandy took aim at the heart of America’s financial district, both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq stock market said they would not open for trading Monday due to the storm. Depending on how much damage is...
by Todd Burkhalter | Oct 22, 2012 | Education
Weekly Update – October 22, 2012 Markets declined for most of the week on disappointing third quarter earnings reports, with the technology sector hardest hit. On Friday, the 25th anniversary of 1987’s stock market crash (known as Black Monday)[i], trading was mostly...
by Todd Burkhalter | Oct 16, 2012 | Education
Weekly Update – October 15, 2012 Markets declined last week, retreating after initial third quarter earnings reports showed weakness and the World Bank cut its growth estimates in Asia. While the major indexes rallied a bit on Thursday and Friday, overall, investors...
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