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...

03|03|2016

Sharing the Money Tree…

Money does not grow on trees!!! Or does it in this current economy? Stimulus, A.K.A. tree money made its debut in Europe last week. Back Story Truly the rest...

03|03|2016

The Dove Strikes Again!

No matter what Janet Yellen decides to do regarding interest rates she will be second guessed. The true measure of success will be when the Federal Reserve Board (FRB)...