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A post-election market…has anything changed?

A post-election market…has anything changed?

At the end of each of the three days after the election, both the Dow and S&P500 set new, all-time closing highs. I think one can assume that “the market” was pleased with the national […]

Retirement Is All About The Planning

Retirement Is All About The Planning

10,000 Baby Boomers per day are turning age 62.  What does that mean? 1) They are getting old and 2)  They are eligible for Social Security.  Neither point is news to any of us who […]

The strong dollar and investing

The strong dollar and investing

On the 19th, we had set new highs in both the S&P500 and the Dow Industrials. The 26th had the Dow down just less than one percent from there; the S&P lower by just less […]

Investing during this next part of the bull market

Investing during this next part of the bull market

In case you missed it, both the Dow and the S&P500 each set new all-time highs on Friday. I think you could say that the lack of widespread media coverage again reinforced that “everyone” is […]

The dollar is getting stronger

The dollar is getting stronger

It was a pretty quiet stock market week, though it was definitely active in the currency and energy sectors. The dollar continued to rise while energy prices are dropping. (The AAA recently said that the […]