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Wall Street — Where Good News Can Be Seen as Bad

Wall Street — Where Good News Can Be Seen as Bad

We didn’t have a real great market this past week. Matter of fact, according to the folks at CNBC, this was “the worst weekly performance by the Dow this year.” Though I agree with Mr. […]

Good Reports = Good Markets

Good Reports = Good Markets

This past Thursday, the S&P 500 broke 1,700 for the first time ever. While the number itself has no particular significance, it does represent another easily noted positive mark for the market. On Friday, the […]

Non-Related Thoughts on the Fed and Oil Prices

Non-Related Thoughts on the Fed and Oil Prices

We had a slew of new records for the market indices this past week. In addition to each having posted their second-best weekly gains of the year, the Dow and S&P500 set new individual all-time […]

Vexed by Volatility

Vexed by Volatility

Though June was the first month this year to end with a loss – the S&P 500 closed down by just 1.4% – we still wound up with nicely positive results for the quarter and […]

I’m More Scared of Investing Than Dying

I’m More Scared of Investing Than Dying

I’m more scared of investing than dying… If there was any doubt that it’s summer on Wall Street, it was removed by last week’s market “action.” Each of the three major market indicators closed the […]