Market Perspectives 02-27-2012
Recovery Gains More Traction, Europe Not So Sure After months of countless rumors regarding the Eurozone bailout for Greece, ink is now on paper in what appears to be an agreement that requires cost cutting and higher taxes. What remains unclear is how this will affect the markets. Investors have been buying the rumor for nearly half a year; now we get to find out if Greece’s so-called...
Read MoreMarket Perspectives 02-21-2012
Greece; Throw Them Out The Greek debt crisis blind-sided U.S. investors who spent most of 2011 trying to avoid the affects of a potentially bankrupt country. Rather than allowing shameless spending and reckless management derail a rising U.S. market, investors vowed to turn away from the constant vacillations of what seems like a never-ending drama (by the way, Drama is the eponymous city in...
Read MoreMarket Perspectives 02-13-2012
Investors Growing Complacent, Economy Remains Fickle When investors start getting “too comfortable” with the market’s tone, defense is often the best strategy. Since turning the corner into 2012, momentum for stocks has continued; most indexes have climbed effortlessly to unrealistic levels. That’s not to say that stocks are overvalued using current valuations and...
Read MoreMarket Perspectives 02-06-2012
Employment Report Gaining Strength, Housing Dips Since year end 2011, the S&P 500 has been in a steady climb and recently wrapped up the best January performance since 1997; that year the index recorded a 6.1% gain in January. The 4%-plus gain in the first month of 2012 gained ovation from investors and the momentum appears to be continuing. What is goosing the markets so far this year,...
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