Digging Deeper

Weekly Update – July 9, 2012 The major indices closed mixed last Friday as a week of slow trading was capped by a market-wide selloff on Friday. The retreat was driven by a mediocre June jobs report and fears about a jobless recovery. The S&P closed down only...

Obamacare & 2Q Recap

  Special Edition Update – July 3, 2012 While the first quarter of 2012 beat expectations, the second quarter poured cold water on investors’ hopes for a strong encore. Much like the last two years, the economy got off to a solid start only to falter in the...

A Hazy View

Weekly Update – May 28, 2012 Markets started off last week with a bang and managed to hold their gains long enough to snap a three week losing streak. The S&P gained 1.74%, the Dow rose 0.69%, and the Nasdaq notched up 2.11%. Most of the action was driven by...

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...