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Markets Close Down on the Week

Friday, October 12th Again the market opens higher only to retreat and the S&P 500 Index struggles to hold the 1430 level on the week. The challenge on Friday came from the financials. Despite the Read More

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Worry and Volatility Creeping Back Into Market

Welcome back to an old friend… worry! Scanning the headlines for the last week plus has produced a renewed emphasis on worry. The European bailout of banks, sovereign debt bailouts, US debt or “fiscal cliff”, Read More

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Some Early Selling Test Investor Psyche

Thursday, September 20th The broad market indexes opened lower on worries about the global economy. The Philly Fed Survey was -1.9 for September better than the -4 estimates, and it was an improvement from Augusts -7.1 Read More

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Random Thoughts on this Market

The market is in a strange position. The Federal Reserve took action against the odds and provided aggressive stimulus for a boost to the economy. It is what investors/markets were crying for. The feel or sentiment of Read More

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Market Moves Higher on Stimulus

Friday, September 14th One headline that caught my eye today, “iPhone 5 Will Be More Help Than QE3!” from former Fed governor Ken Walsh. The reality is he may be more right than many want Read More

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