Three years after the economic crisis led many Americans to re-evaluate their financial picture, economic uncertainty is still the norm. While there’s little you can do about the shaky economy, you can help stabilize your own finances over the long term by evaluating...
Week of May 28th Market Update A number of end-of-summer or beginning-of-fall events have the potential to lead to a change in the investment environment and alter the course of the markets. How do you invest over the next few months leading up to these events — in...
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...
Weekly Market Update for April 22nd Last week, U.S. stocks suffered their worst drop in over nine months as a terrorist attack and poor economic and earnings data shook investor confidence. Breaking down last week’s market drivers may reveal insights about the likely...
April 15th Weekly Update The dollar amount of first quarter 2013 earnings per share for the S&P 500 companies is expected to be lower than in each of the past three quarters and only 1% higher than a year ago. With the price-to-earnings ratio rising above its...
The U.S. stock market's stalling momentum and increasing volatility, combined with other signs evident in the market's recent behavior, suggest investors may be looking for new inspiration. A flu pandemic or an act of war by North Korea could be a shock that results...