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Friday 3 for 3! September 22

PRESS PLAY for a LIVE Friday 3 For 3! The Fed sound byte; the FOMC concluded its September meeting on Wednesday...

Trade and Interest Rates: Weekly Update- June 18, 2018

Last week stocks showed mixed results as political headlines continued to dominate the news. The Dow lost 0.89% and the S&P...

Markets, Inflation and Earnings Hike Upward–What’s In Your Portfolio?

The index just posted its best 10-day beginning to a year since 2003, with a 4.2% gain so far. The Dow...

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Fed Raises Interest Rates Again

For the fifth time in six weeks, domestic stock indexes ended last week in positive territory. The S&P 500 gained 0.24%,...

Attention Investors: Brace For A Hudson River Landing

My daughter and I recently went to see the movie Sully. Here’s what stuck with me and feels so analogous to...

Weekly Update: LIBOR Surge May Rule Out September Fed Rate Hike

WEEKLY UPDATE – August 29, 2016 After rallying for weeks, the major indexes fell last week ahead of key remarks by...

Weekly Update: Fed Blinks on Brexit Fears

Markets fell on Brexit fears and concerns about the Fed’s dovish statements, giving the Dow its worst week in a month.[1]...

Green Beer and a Green-Light From Yellen; Stock Hangover Ahead?

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from Janet Yellen and the Fed with its “green-light” report on Wednesday. Following a two-day Fed Chair meeting,...

“Rounded” Pi Day, Einstein and the 30 Year Treasury Ticking Time Bomb

Today, we celebrate “Rounded Pi Day” as it is 3/14/16. Pi, or 3.14159 rounded to 3.1416, is today’s date. Consider yourself...

Casting votes: .25 interest rate hike? YES or NO?

T-Minus 30 minutes…. Yellen’s up at 2 PM. Cast your votes! The “NO” vote with the best 20 words as to...