Article, Did You Know, Michael Maehl

Markets reflect a lack of conviction

Markets reflect a lack of conviction

With seven months of market activity now in the books, the year-to-date results appear to be the result of a lot of “what do you think with the Fed/China/Apple/biotechs/your favorite topic here?” Having marked the […]

What moves the Dow and S&P500?

What moves the Dow and S&P500?

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s partner and a font of great sayings himself, has said about investing that, “It’s not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid.” Based on the year-to-date results […]

The Chinese market drop – what does it mean?

The Chinese market drop – what does it mean?

What with China, Greece, the Fed and the plug getting pulled at the NY Stock Exchange, the last couple weeks have been great for headline writers. All that uncertainty and confusion created from and by […]

Halfway point market attitude check

Halfway point market attitude check

The second quarter closed last Monday. Suffice it to say that year-to-date US market results are unimpressive. Here’s the scorecard. The S&P 500 ended fractionally higher for the first half of the year, after ending […]

Apocalypse Not

Apocalypse Not

This well-crafted phrase comes from Jason Trennert of Strategas Research in describing the most recent developments about Greece and its financial situation. I’d like to help you better understand what’s going on there and why […]