by Todd Burkhalter | Jul 9, 2012 | Financial Planning
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...
by Todd Burkhalter | Jul 3, 2012 | Education, Financial Planning
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...
by Todd Burkhalter | May 29, 2012 | Education
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...
by Todd Burkhalter | May 14, 2012 | Education, Financial Planning, Leadership
Weekly Update – May 14, 2012 Concerns about Europe and the global economy set a negative tone last week and markets closed out at a loss. The S&P lost 1.15%, while the Dow lost 1.67%, and the Nasdaq 0.76%. On apositive note, the U.S. economy continues to slowly...
by Todd Burkhalter | Apr 30, 2012 | Education
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...
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