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Mid Quarter Alert/Update: Commodities Surge Above US Equities

For the first time since 2011, the Commodity asset class finds itself among the top two spots of the Asset Class...

To Brexit or not to Brexit? Much ado about nothing?

UK voters will decide on whether to remain a part of the European Union (EU) on June 23.  What’s all the...

Weekly Update: Dow, S&P 500 Post Best Week Since March

WEEKLY UPDATE – MAY 31, 2016 Stocks ended a solid week on a high note ahead of the Memorial Day weekend...

Weekly Update: Fed Changes Tune On Interest Rates

WEEKLY UPDATE – MAY 23, 2016 Stocks closed out a bumpy week mixed, ending a three-week stretch of losses for the...

Apple and S&P 500 Take a Breather – Did March Flowers Bring May Showers?

Yes, you’re right, April showers usually bring May flowers, but as another adage goes — “Sell in May and go away” is more...

Weekly Update: Stocks Drop on Retail Earnings Woes

WEEKLY UPDATE – MAY 16, 2016 Stocks drop again for the third week in a row, driven lower by poor earnings reports...

Weekly Update: April Jobs Report Shows Slower Pace of Growth

WEEKLY UPDATE – MAY 9, 2016 Markets slumped for the third week as global concerns pressured investors again, and domestic data...

Dear Mom: I’m Unfriending you on Facebook.

And, I’m blocking you on from my Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. No more Skyping either. Texting, OUT. Email GONE. It’s over. I’ll...

Weekly Update: Is This Bull Market Too Old?

WEEKLY UPDATE – MAY 2, 2016 As of Friday, the S&P 500 is on the second-longest bull market run in history,...

Weekly Update: Dow Ends Best Week in a Month

WEEKLY UPDATE – APRIL 18, 2016  Stocks rallied again last week on better-than-expected earnings and some reassuring news about China’s economy,...