Most readers of this blog understand that when asked what I do for a living, my usual response is that “I’m in the money business. I help people grow their money.” This article by Geoff Colvin sets the stage for what you can expect from the markets in 2012. It’s a helpful summary that puts …
Category: Economy & Markets
Star Stock Pickers Struggle to Beat Index
Until April of 2011, I was in the camp of those advisors scratching our heads, trying to figure out where the markets were heading. The idea is always to help our clients make money with their investments, since that’s the best way for us to make money. However, last April I started moving my clients …
Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Since March 2009
By Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest level in more than two and a half years, as employers stepped up hiring in response to the slowly improving economy. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped sharply to 8.6 percent last month, down …
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U.S. Clutching for Straws With Energy Independence
Two key paragraphs from the latest comments from Tom Barnett as they appeared last Monday in the World Politics Review. The United States is on the verge of an industrial renaissance, according to energy experts enthusiastic about technological advances surrounding the “fracking” of shale gas and the processing of “tight oil.” America is sitting on …
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Weekly Market Recap – 05DEC11
Check here for your weekly market recap from J.P. Morgan.
Occupy Wall Street and the GOP
Fox Pollster Tells GOP Governors Why 'Occupy' Scares Him Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:32pm — Joe Conason When the reigning wordsmith of the Republican right says that he is “frightened to death” by Occupy Wall Street, there must be a compelling reason for him to admit his fear. Such was the confession of Frank Luntz, famed …
Volatility Not Markets’ Fault And It’s Not Going Away
By Tom Steinert-Threlkeld The volatility seen in stock markets this year has been high. And it will continue. But it may not be that unprecedented, according to Joseph Mecane, chief administrative officer for U.S. markets of NYSE Euronext. Take August, he told professionals gathered at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York for the …
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Market Insights and Weekly Recap
A slight change in format here. In addition to the weekly Capital Market Insight that comes from Curian Capital, I've found another good summary that comes from J.P.Morgan. Here are links which, assuming they show up each week, I plan to make available to you if you simply click on the respective links below. Call …
Tebow or Not Tebow, That is the Question
By Gary Silverman - ( Much to my surprise, this appeared in UKs The Financial Times - TK ) Do you know how to Tebow? Unless you follow American football, you might not know what I’m talking about. But Tebowing is all the rage in the US today – and anyone with more than a …
What Should Occupy Wall Street Do Now?
Three organizing ideas and five policy ideas that could make the protests even more successful. By Eliot Spitzer | Posted Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at 2:50 PM ET This is the question frequently—and properly—asked of Occupy Wall Street and its fans. Those of us who have written and spoken vigorously in support of OWS and …
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