Flagship Blog

According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), the number of women-owned businesses grew 44% from 1997 to 2007--twice as fast as male-owned firms.* Many of these businesses started small, begun by women seeking the exciting and potentially rewarding experience...

May 20th Weekly Market Update At the heart of it, all markets come down to buyers and sellers. U.S. stocks are being purchased by foreigners and corporations, while pensions and insiders remain net sellers. Demand from individuals and hedge funds has been mixed. Risks...

May 13th Weekly Market Update The overall stock market has only seen a couple of 2-3% dips this year, but there have been 5-10% pullbacks among cyclical sectors. It may be time to begin to buy some of the laggard cyclicals, especially on any pullback in the overall...

 May 6th Weekly Market Update A recently detected error in a study by Harvard economists Reinhart & Rogoff has garnered much attention in the financial press lately. The study had initially concluded that once a country exceeded a 90% debt-to-gross domestic...

April 29th Weekly Market Update In recent years, the spring slide in the stock market was driven by the arrival of a spring soft spot in the economy. This soft spot has emerged again — for the fourth year in a row. The bond and commodity markets have already responded...