09|18|2017
Bulls Prevail! | September 15, 2017
Volatility fell last week as an appetite for risk returned to the markets. Some of the things that brought risk appetites back were a lack of activity on North...
09|12|2017
Mounting Storm? | September 8, 2017
Last week several stressors caused volatility to increase. Will it be short lived or are the concerns sustainable? Natural Disasters Economic indicators have started to skew as a result...
09|06|2017
Low for Long, Right? | September 1, 2017
Low for long is the mantra we hear often. The story being that interest rates will remain lower for an abnormally long period of time. Why is that? Initially...
08|29|2017
Global Turmoil | August 25, 2017
With earnings season all but over, focus has shifted from corporate profits to global concerns across emerging markets. NAFTA Relations between the US and Mexico were strained this week...
08|22|2017
The Beginning? | August 18, 2017
The start of the week looked like a new beginning. Geo-political tensions had calmed, equity markets surged in a big way, and the storm of the prior week looked...
08|15|2017
Truth About Volatility | August 11, 2017
Volatility increased slightly last week, jumping from 9.90 to 15.50. Geo-political tensions were to blame for the rise… or were they? Geo-political tensions between the US and North Korea...
08|09|2017
The Unemployment Dilemma | August 4, 2017
Unemployment did the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) a major favor this last week as the rate fell to the lowest level in 16 years. Did it do a favor...
08|01|2017
The Party Rages On | July 28, 2017
After 8 years of partying, the markets got news this last week that the party can continue. At the end of last year, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) projected...
07|25|2017
Market Waves | July 21, 2017
Volumes are soft, price to earnings are high, and trading is quietly positive. Could all of this represent the calm before the storm. Volumes Market volumes have been fairly...
07|18|2017
The Meddling Ref | July 14, 2017
In recent months, the shifting stance of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) has caused markets to ebb and flow. The FRB is supposed to be predictable! Transparency: That is...