Flagship Blog

June 15th Weekly Market Update Four times a year, investors focus on the most fundamental driver of investment performance: earnings. Unfortunately, like the economy, earnings growth remains sluggish. The second quarter of 2013 is likely to mark another quarter of low...

July 8th Weekly Market Update The summer means cookouts. The recipe for success is usually simple: take a basic ingredient, add some characteristic flavors, and apply some heat. The recipe for stock market investing success may be as simple as taking the S&P 500...

 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...