There’s been a great deal of discussion about the NASDAQ’s ability to log an 11-year high this past week. What hasn’t been mentioned, however, is that the tech-heavy composite remains 42.5%... read more »

Selling pressure earlier in the week gave way to strong demand for equities as concerns over the European debt crisis have been moved to the backburner.  Investors have instead been focusing on the... read more »

A golden cross occurs when a market’s 50-day moving average crosses above its 200-day moving average. We believe conditions have improved since central banks have cranked up the printing presses,... read more »

In 2011, the S&P 500 began the year with remarkable fanfare. The benchmark raked in 2.4% in January alone. And yet, in 2012, the S&P 500 has been even more impressive, snagging an... read more »

[Note to readers -- sorry for the delay.  As everyone knows, I always plan for the week ahead and I usually write about it.  Sometimes I have a recreational weekend, so the writing is... read more »

EUR: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM EU SUMMIT
European leaders will be gathering in Brussels on Monday for this year’s first EU Summit.  As usual there has been a lot of pomp and circumstance... read more »

Since late 2010,  a sentiment has developed in the US markets that the FED will shield the US Stock Market from any overwhelming collapse.  Its solution to print as much money as needed until... read more »

Thanks to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, we have enjoyed a very nice rally in currencies and equities. The central bank pledged to keep monetary policy highly accommodative for the next 2 to... read more »

  The euro is closing in on 1.30. As much as experts around the world may pound the table about the significant economic risk that lies ahead, the euro continues to strengthen, shrugging... read more »

Frequent readers will recall that we have been out of the markets for awhile now. In order to reduce exposure, we’ve been sitting in money market funds waiting for investment opportunities to look... read more »