03|03|2016
Unlucky Number 7???
Over the last 2 years the market has pulled back 7% on three separate occasions. Each time it appeared the market was heading for correction territory (10% or more),...
03|03|2016
Consumer Rise on Oil’s Demise?
Over the last 4 months oil has shed over 30%! That results in lower costs at the pump, fatter wallets, and busier buyers… Just in time for the holiday...
03|03|2016
Trick or Treat?
It’s time for my kids to go out and get me… I mean, themselves some candy. My 2nd favorite holiday gets underway with the stock market giving us a...
03|03|2016
Goodbye QE???
Through three doses of quantitative easing the Federal Reserve balance sheet has become extremely bloated; expanding roughly 500% since 2008… Quantitative Easing comes to a close over the next...
03|03|2016
Rally On!
Last week the S & P 500 gained .77%[1], ending at a new high. This marks 3 consecutive weeks of gains after a rough start to the 4th quarter. ...
03|03|2016
Boring=Growth
In comparison to October, November has been very mundane. The joy with boring is that volatility is down and consistent growth (all be it slow) has returned. There was...
03|03|2016
Thankful for Stimulus
Japan stumbled into recession, PMI data for Europe weakened, the Federal Reserve minutes indicated concerns about inflation, and HSBC reported weakening manufacturing data for China… So why did the...
03|03|2016
The Blind Bull
The market grew last week despite many reports of moderating economic activity. So why the growth? Most reports referenced light trade activity as why the market did not respond...
03|03|2016
Decisions by Indecision
Last week’s decision (or indecision) by OPEC to maintain current production rates for oil may just have been the alarm clock needed for many oil producing economies… OPEC’s inability...
03|03|2016
Oil’s Slippery Slope
Supply and demand. Global demand for oil has fallen, but more importantly supply is overwhelming demand. It is not often that we are faced with this problem, to this...