03|03|2016
Fireworks or Fizzleworks
The New Year came with more of a whimper than a roar as December 31 market performance shaved performance off of the year. The S&P 500 finished the year...
03|03|2016
Oil… Again?
Oil, Oil, Oil… It impacts our economy in several ways. We will take a look at the benefits and problems associated with falling oil prices and its impact on...
03|03|2016
Global Schmobile
Over the last several years we have heard conflicting messages of ‘low for long’ and ‘upward pressure’ when it comes to interest rates. There are valid cases for either,...
03|03|2016
Deflation in Focus
And no, I am not talking about footballs! Looking across last week, much of the activity was either as the result of inflation/deflation concerns or will cause movement in...
03|03|2016
Are the Bears Coming?
The S&P 500 shed 2.77% last week[1] prompting the question of whether or not this was the onset of the next bearish swing in the market? U.S. Economic reports...
03|03|2016
Help Wanted
Last week was a strong week of performance on the market. The week was capped off on Friday with strong jobs data. Employment Situation Much of the week was...
03|03|2016
Highs and Woes
The S&P 500 (Large-Caps), S&P 400 (Mid-Caps), and Russell 2000 (Small-Caps) all set new highs last week, but the path forward is still littered with woes… Highs Oil has...
03|03|2016
Wally World Under Fire
Being as large as Wal-Mart is, they are always under fire; however the most recent barrage is coming over a surprising topic. Wally World Recently Wal-Mart announced plans to...
03|03|2016
Greece the Gears
Recent weeks have harkened back 4 years to times of uncertainty regarding the future of the Euro. Greece threatening to leave the EU had created undue volatility in the...
03|03|2016
Unemployment Uppercut
All week seemed like a build up towards the final unemployment data for February… It hit the market like an uppercut on Friday… Unemployment Summary The unemployment data was...