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...
Take a look at LPL Financial's Weekly Market Update 'Message From the Markets,' Examining the relationships between markets and the economy, it appears that the message from the markets is that modest economic growth is likely to continue rather than accelerate:...
Welcome to our first post on our new blog! In the coming months, this area of our website is going to be a place where we communicate with you and let you know of any information, news stories, or other items that are relevant to you and your family’s financial...