by deyoe | Jul 27, 2009 | Weekly Commentary
The Markets Whether you are bullish or bearish, there’s plenty of ammo in each camp to support your view. Here are three keys supporting the bullish case: The unfolding earnings season is generally positive. As of last week, a whopping 77% of the 184 S&P 500...
by deyoe | Jul 20, 2009 | Weekly Commentary
The Markets The second quarter earnings season started just like the Fourth of July – with a bang! The hard-hit financial sector delivered some good news last week as companies such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase announced earnings that pleased the market. In...
by deyoe | Jul 13, 2009 | Weekly Commentary
The Markets Are the green shoots getting nipped by a late frost? When Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke uttered the phrase “green shoots” back on March 15, 2009, in a 60 Minutes interview to describe improvements he saw in the functioning of the financial markets, investors...
by deyoe | Jul 6, 2009 | Weekly Commentary
The Markets Now that we’ve passed the halfway mark in 2009, let’s review what transpired in the financial markets. Data as of 6/30/09 2nd Quarter Y-T-D 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Standard & Poor’s 500 (Domestic Stocks) 15.2% 1.8% -28.2% -10.2% -4.2% -3.9%...
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