The investment landscape for the first half of 2013 has proven to be a tough one to navigate. And this is likely to continue through the second half of this year. There is a lot of rocky terrain and potentially some surprises ahead that investors need to prepare for....
June 24th Weekly Market Update What market participants heard from the Fed last week — that it is ready to soon end the bond-buying program — overwhelmed what the Fed said about how it plans to continue to expand its purchases at a slower pace. It appears the stock...
June 17th Weekly Market Update What has mattered most to the market in recent years? What has explained the ups and downs and how the market got back to all-time highs? There are a lot of drivers that could be argued as critical components of the markets’ rise, such...
June 10th Weekly Market Update Summer gets underway with a lot of beating wings as millions of butterflies travel home. This week, many northern states are seeing their first Monarch butterfly of the season. Monarchs migrate from their winter home in Mexico to summer...
Stock prices and bond yields have historically had a love-hate relationship that would make the romantic ups and downs of any soap opera seem mild by comparison. Currently, the relationship between them remains tight and far from crossing the line that would lead to a...