A Few Bright Spots

Weekly Update – October 8, 2012       Markets started the week off slowly, but quickly picked up steam after several upbeat economic reports were released. Despite the headwinds blowing across global economies, a handful of important domestic indicators...

3Q 2012 Quarterly Edition

3Q 2012 Quarterly Edition October 1, 2012 Wall Street closed its best third quarter since 2010 after a wave of central bank actions across the globe (and expectations of future action) drove up equities in an unexpected summer rally. However, signs of weakness in the...

Genie’s Bottle or Pandora’s Box?

  Weekly Update – September 17, 2012 Markets experienced a sharp rally last week as the Federal Reserve unleashed its long-expected quantitative easing. The major indices closed higher with The S&P gaining 1.94%, the Dow gaining 2.15%, and the Nasdaq picking up...

Bull vs. Bear – Point; Counterpoint

  Weekly Update – September 10, 2012 The major indices closed out last week in positive territory despite a disappointing jobs report as investors’ disappointment vied with renewed hope that the Fed could take action as early as next week’s FOMC meeting. The S&P...